Information About

Heney Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 53' 15" N,
144 ° 53' 35.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

2995 ft (912.88 m)

Heney Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NE to its terminus 0.5 mi. W of Copper River, 55 mi. NW of Katalla, Chugach Mts. 12 miles long.

History

Named by Lawrence Martin, in 1910, for Michael J. Heney, builder of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad.

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