Information About

Nizina Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 37' 52" N,
142 ° 27' 2.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Elevation

2746 ft (836.98 m)

Nizina Glacier in Detail.

About

Located in the Wrangell Mountains, formed by Rohn and Regal Glaciers, trends 11.3 km (7 mi) S to its terminus at the head of Nizina River, 29 km (18 mi) NE of McCarthy.

History

Indian name applied in 1899 by Rohn (1900, p. 407), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Nizina Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Nizina Glacier.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-4 (1993), McCarthy C-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Nizina Glacier

Cities:

Skolai,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

The Finn, Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Frederika Glacier, Nizina Glacier, Regal Glacier, Rohn Glacier, Shelter Valley Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

Nelson Prospect, Radovan Prospect,

Mountains:

Chimney Mountain, Chitistone Mountain, Nizina Mountain, Tinplate Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Pillars:

Golden Horn,

Mountain Ranges:

Skolai Range,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Doubtful Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Hasen Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Moonshine Creek, Skolai Creek, Toby Creek,

Valleys:

Contact Gulch, Pack Gulch, Radovan Gulch,