Information About

Grinnell Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 42' 0.288" N,
144 ° 47' 52.397" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

2408 ft (733.96 m)

Grinnell Glacier in Detail.

About

4 miles long. Trends E to its terminus 1 mi. NW of Miles Lake, 35 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by Lawrence Martin in 1910 presumably for Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, founded 1846.