Information About

Lechner Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lechner Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 56' 16.354" N,
149 ° 37' 31.26" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Length

1.3 mi (2.09 km)

Elevation

1545 ft (470.92 m)

Lechner Glacier in Detail.

About

1 mi. E of Aialik Bay, 16 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1909 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for John Lechner, prospector, then living at Seward; Lechner and F. P. Skee "probably had more to do with the finding of lode gold north of Seward than any other two men." See Skee Glacier.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1953), Blying Sound D-8 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-8 NE (2017),
Places Near Lechner Glacier
Bays:

Agnes Cove, Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Bulldog Cove, Cliff Bay, Coleman Bay, Derby Cove, Holgate Arm, McMullen Cove, Paradise Cove, Pony Cove, Porcupine Cove, Quicksand Cove, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Peninsula, Bear Glacier Point, Callisto Head, Holgate Head, Lowell Point, Race Point, Three Hole Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Cheval Narrows, Harding Gateway,

Cities:

Seward,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Addison Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Bear Glacier, Glacier G210167E59798N, Lechner Glacier, Pedersen Glacier, Skee Glacier,

Islands:

Cheval Island, Frozen Rock, Pilot Rock, Slate Island, Squab Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

The Lagoon, Bear Lake, First Lake, Preachers Pond, Second Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Mountain, Mount Benson, Callisto Peak, Marathon Mountain, Phoenix Peak,

Parks:

Two Lakes Park,

Peaks:

Foundary Peak, Mount Kenny Baker, Lowell Peak,

Streams:

Box Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Japanese Creek, Lowell Creek, Scheffler Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Loop Trail,

Cities:

Lowell Point,