Information About

Explorer Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 46' 38.316" N,
148 ° 55' 1.816" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1.5 mi (2.41 km)

Elevation

2205 ft (672.08 m)

Explorer Glacier in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, N end of the Kenai Mountains, trends NW to its terminus, 4 mi SE of the head of Turnagain Arm, 8 mi. W of Whittier, and 40 mi NNE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska. So named for the Explorer Scouts who were trained in glacier-climbing techniques on this and nearby glaciers.

Topo Maps

Seward D-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-6 SE (1984), Seward D-6 (1994),
Places Near Explorer Glacier
Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Bartlett Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Kern Creek Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Portage Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier,

Routes:

Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Divide Lake, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Locales:

Grandview,

Mountains:

Mount Alyeska, Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Baumann Bump, Begich Peak, Bench Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Hibbs Peak, Kickstep Mountain, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Maynard Mountain, Nagoon Mountain, Notch Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, Explorer Peak, Flying Cornice, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Learnard Peak, Lowbush Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Portage Peak, Pyramid Peak, Roost,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Twentymile River, Upper Carmen River,

Routes:

4th Bowl, Eddy's, Gods Country, Little Sweden, The Library, Wolverine,

Streams:

California Creek, Crow Creek, Henry Creek, Ingram Creek, Kern Creek, Moose Creek, Peterson Creek, Placer Creek, Portage Creek, Skookum Creek, Winner Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Portage Pass Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,