Information About

Drop Glacier

Drop Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 12 mi (19.31 km)
Elevation:
  • 5187 ft (1581 m)
About

heads on Mount Sanford, trends NE to its 1960 terminus at head of Drop Creek, 11 mi. WSW of Copper Lake, Wrangell Mts. 12 miles long.

History of Drop Glacier

Named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Drop Creek.

Places Near Drop Glacier
Glaciers:

Drop Glacier, West Glacier,

Mountains:

Capital Mountain, Mount Sanford,

Streams:

Tanada Creek,