Information About

Colony Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Colony Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 14' 21.998" N,
148 ° 30' 27" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

8 mi (12.87 km)

Elevation

1053 ft (320.95 m)

Colony Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NNW to its terminus at Inner Lake George, 30 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts. 8 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Colony Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Colony Glacier.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-5 (1960), Anchorage A-5 (1960), Anchorage A-5 (1960), Anchorage A-5 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-5 NE (2015),
Places Near Colony Glacier
Bars:

Crossway, Low Ridge,

Bays:

Harriman Fiord, Surprise Inlet,

Capes:

Colony Point,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Cataract Glacier, Colony Glacier, Detached Glacier, Gannett Glacier, Hunter Creek Glacier, Knik Glacier, Lake George Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Stairway Glacier,

Lakes:

Lake George, Inner Lake George, Lower Lake George, Upper Lake George,

Mountains:

Mount Muir, Mount Palmer, Wedding Knoll,

Peaks:

Big Timber Peak, Devils Club Peak, Hale-Bopp Peak, Mountaineers Peak, The Gorgemeister, Troublesome Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier Fork Knik River, Lake Fork Knik River,

Streams:

Big Timber Creek, Fall Creek, Fourteen Creek, Metal Creek, Troublesome Creek,

Valleys:

The Gorge, Grasshopper Valley,