Information About

Chisana Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 0' 43.999" N,
142 ° 20' 44.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributary to

Chisana River

Length

16 mi (25.75 km)

Elevation

4370 ft (1331.98 m)

Chisana Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at Chisana Pass, trends NE 16 mi. to its 1957 terminus at head of Chisana River; Wrangell Mts.

History

named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "it forms the Chisana River."

Chisana Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chisana Glacier.

Topo Maps

Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna A-3 (1960), Nabesna A-3 (1960), Nabesna A-3 (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna A-3 SW (2016),
Places Near Chisana Glacier
Cities:

Chisana,

Glaciers:

Chisana Glacier, Jumpoff Icefall, Shelter Valley Glacier,

Mountains:

Euchre Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Bow Pass,

Streams:

Boomerang Creek, Notch Creek, Ramshole Creek, Star Creek, Washe Creek, William Creek,