Information About

Harpoon Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 22' 9.998" N,
152 ° 33' 56.002" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Elevation

3779 ft (1151.84 m)

Harpoon Glacier in Detail.

About

in Tordrillo Mts., heads on Mount Torbert, trends SW to its terminus at Nagishlamina River, 52 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 9 miles long.

History

Named in 1927 by S. R. Capps and R. H. Sargent (in Smith and others, 1930, pl. 1,2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "suggested by the outline of the glacier on our map."

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 SW (2017),

Places Near Harpoon Glacier

Basins:

East Torbert Cirque, West Torbert Cirque,

Glaciers:

Barrier Glacier, Harpoon Glacier, North Twin Glacier, Pothole Glacier, South Twin Glacier,

Lakes:

Ch-akajabena Lake,

Mountains:

Ch-akajabena Mountain, Mount Gerdine, Mount Nagishlamina, Mount Torbert,

Peaks:

Hayes Point, Mount Talachulitna,

Mountain Ranges:

Tordrillo Mountains,

Rivers:

Chilligan River, Nagishlamina River,