Information About

Lowell Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 13' 3" N,
149 ° 45' 43.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Elevation

2877 ft (876.91 m)

Lowell Glacier in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, heads in the Kenai Mountains at the N end of the Harding Icefield, trends N to the head of Placer Creek, 14 mi NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Name reported in 1915 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably named "for Mr. Lowell the first white settler on Seward."