Information About

Lowell Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 50' 13.999" N,
148 ° 41' 26.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

2838 ft (865.02 m)

Lowell Glacier in Detail.

About

in Chugach Mts., trends NE to its terminus, 3 mi. SE of Carmen Lake and 5 mi. N of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1915 for James Russell Lowell, 1819-91, American poet, essayist, editor, and dramatist.