Information About

Nelson Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 30' 15.415" N,
132 ° 1' 7.039" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Length

3.5 mi (5.63 km)

Elevation

3652 ft (1113.13 m)

Nelson Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Mount Waters, trends SE to its 1955 terminus 1.5 mi. N of Berg Mtn., 16 mi. E of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Local name reported by F. E. Wright and C. W. Wright (1908, p. 189), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-1 (1995), Petersburg C-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Nelson Glacier

Basins:

Berg Basin, Glacier Basin, Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Earl West Cove, Madan Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Capel Point, Kakwan Point,

Channels:

Blake Channel, The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier,

Hot Springs:

Chief Shakes Hot Springs,

Islands:

Andrew Island, Channel Island, Cottonwood Island, Fifteenmile Island, Neptune Island, Wrangell Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Highbush Lake, Upper Marten Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Mount Cote, Elbow Mountain, Mount Flemer, Marsha Peak, Mount Stinenia, Mount Waters,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Guerin Slough, Ketili Creek, Red Slough,

Rivers:

Katete River, Ketili River, Kikahe River,

Streams:

Aaron Creek, Berg Creek, Dry Wash, Earl West Creek, Glacier Creek, Goat Creek, Mill Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Oerns Creek, Porterfield Creek, Salamander Creek, Shuktusa Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Routes:

Aaron Creek Trail, Highbush Lake Trail,