Information About

Detached Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Detached Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 4' 20.28" N,
148 ° 23' 46.061" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

3714 ft (1132.03 m)

Detached Glacier in Detail.

About

Heading 1 mi SSE of Mount Muir and trending S to its terminal end just W of Baker Glacier and 1 mi N of Surprise Inlet, 50 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mountains.

History

Descriptive name given in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).