Information About

Fickett Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 33' 2.783" N,
145 ° 1' 4.138" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

1654 ft (504.14 m)

Fickett Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NE 2 mi. to its terminus, 3 mi. W of Copper River 30 mi. NW of Katalla; Chugach Mts.

History

named about 1912 by Lawrence Martin for Private Fred W. Fickett, USA, "who saw this glacier when he accompanied Lieutenant H. T. Allen" on his Alaskan expedition of 1885.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-3 (1951), Cordova C-3 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-3 (1953), Cordova C-3 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-3 SW (2014),

Places Near Fickett Glacier

Areas:

Copper River Delta,

Capes:

Flag Point,

Channels:

Flag Point Channel, Hotcake Channel, Kokinhenik Branch, Long Island Channel,

Glaciers:

Childs Glacier, Fickett Glacier, Goodwin Glacier, Saddlebag Glacier, Scott Glacier, Sheridan Glacier, Sherman Glacier,

Islands:

Castle Island, Heart Island, Long Island, Round Island,

Lakes:

McKinley Lake, Pipeline Lake,

Mountains:

McKinley Peak, Mount Murchison, Mount O-Neel, Pyramid Peak, Shattered Peak, Mount Williams,

Mountain Passes:

Castle Island Slough, Storey Slough,

Rivers:

Copper River, Martin River,

Streams:

Salmon Creek, Sheep Creek,

Routes:

McKinley Lake Trail,

Cities:

Alaganik, Meakerville,