Information About

Lowell Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lowell Glacier on The Map

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."

Topo Maps

Seward A-8 (1950), Seward A-8 (1951), Seward A-8 (1951), Seward A-8 (1951), Seward A-8 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-8 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near Lowell Glacier
Glaciers:

Exit Glacier, Lowell Glacier,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

Cooper Lake, Kenai Lake, Rainbow Lake, Upper Russian Lake,

Mountains:

Cooper Mountain, Noel Hanson Mountain,

Peaks:

Bonnie,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Martin Creek, Moose Creek, Paradise Creek, Placer Creek, Porcupine Creek, Redman Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Bean Creek Trail, Cooper Lake Trail (historical), Exit Glacier Trail, Harding Icefield Trail, Resurrection River Trail, Russian Lakes Trail, Stetson Creek Trail,