Information About

Dinglestadt Glacier

Dinglestadt Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Homer

Length:

3.5 mi (5.63 km)

Elevation:

2926 ft (891.84 m)

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 of Dinglestadt Glacier

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."

Found on the following 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:

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:

Streams: