Information About

Gannett Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 17' 16.001" N,
148 ° 17' 29" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Length

9.5 mi (15.29 km)

Elevation

4078 ft (1242.97 m)

Gannett Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on Mount Gannett trends NW to Knik Glacier 30 mi. SE of Palmer Chugach Mts. 9.5 miles long.

History

Name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1960; derived from Mount Gannett at the head of the glacier.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-4 (1960), Anchorage B-4 (1960), Anchorage B-4 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-4 (1994), Anchorage B-4 SE (2013),

Places Near Gannett Glacier

Bays:

Serpentine Cove,

Channels:

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Colony Glacier, Detached Glacier, Gannett Glacier, Knik Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Serpentine Glacier, Stairway Glacier,

Lakes:

Lower Lake George,

Mountains:

Mount Curtis, Mount Gannett, Mount Gilbert, Mount Muir,

Streams:

Fourteen Creek, Paradise Creek,

Valleys:

Grasshopper Valley,