Information About

Garrison Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 9' 47.002" N,
135 ° 41' 30.998" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Elevation

2041 ft (622.1 m)

Garrison Glacier in Detail.

Getting There

About

heads on NE slope of Takhinsha Mts., trends to its terminus at head of Kicking Horse River, 5.6 mi. W of Pyramid Harbor and 22 mi. SSW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 7 miles long.

History

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 194) as the Garrison Glaciers. International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas) applied the name in 1923 as described above.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Garrison Glacier

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki, Kalwatta,

Bars:

McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Lutak Inlet, Pyramid Harbor,

Capes:

Dok Point, Green Point, Kaskulu Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam,

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Chilkoot Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Cathedral Peak, Mount Elder, Mount Emmerich, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Krause, Mount Rice, Mount Ripinski, Snow Dome, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Kicking Horse River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Anman Creek, Haska Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,

Routes:

Dalton Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail,

Valleys:

Howling Valley,

Cities: