Information About

Kluvesna Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 49' 27.998" N,
143 ° 48' 55.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

4124 ft (1257 m)

Kluvesna Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SW to its terminus at head of Kluvensa River, 16 mi. NW of Mount Blackburn, Wrangell Mts.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1900 as "Kluwesna Glacier" by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); it may have been derived from the Ahtena Indian word "khly" meaning "glacier."

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy D-8 (1960), McCarthy D-8 (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy D-8 SW (2017),

Places Near Kluvesna Glacier

Capes:

The Peninsula,

Craters:

East Crater,

Glaciers:

Kluvesna Glacier, Kuskulana Glacier,

Mountains:

Granite Peak, Iron Mountain, Mount Jarvis, Scotty Peak, Skyscraper Peak, Mount Wrangell,

Mountain Passes:

Dixie Pass,

Rivers:

Kluvesna River,

Streams:

Amy Creek, Fall Creek, Granite Creek, Lime Creek, Mineral Creek, Nugget Creek, Peacock Creek, Roaring Creek, Roaring Creek, Rock Creek, Sunshine Creek, Surprise Creek,

Valleys:

Shower Gulch,