Information About

Dinglestadt Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Dinglestadt Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 43' 1.999" N,
150 ° 26' 26.002" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Length

3.5 mi (5.63 km)

Elevation

2926 ft (891.84 m)

Dinglestadt Glacier in Detail.

About

in Kenai Mts., heads on ridge W of McCarty Glacier, and extends SW to separate, one branch trends NW 9 mi. to its terminus at head of Sheep Creek and the other trends SW 5 mi. to East Arm Nuka Bay, 50 mi. NW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, "for Mate Dinglestadt, who in company with Mate (Ivan) Chernof in 1834, as employees of the Russian American Fur Company, explored a portion of the west coast of Kenai Peninsula."

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia C-2 (1953), Seldovia C-2 (1953), Seldovia C-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia C-2 NE (2017),
Places Near Dinglestadt Glacier
Bays:

Beauty Bay, Black Bay, James Lagoon, McCarty Fiord, McCarty Lagoon, Midnight Cove, Moonlight Bay, North Arm Nuka Bay, Palisade Lagoon, Pilot Harbor, Quartz Bay, Shelter Cove,

Capes:

Moss Point,

Dams:

Bridge Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Chernof Glacier, Dinglestadt Glacier, Kachemak Glacier, Split Glacier,

Islands:

Beautiful Isle,

Lakes:

Delight Lake, Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Palisade Peak, Storm Mountain, Truuli Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Kenai Mountains,

Rivers:

Nuka River,

Streams:

Babcock Creek,