Information About

Northwestern Glacier

Northwestern Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 5.5 mi (8.85 km)
Elevation:
  • 958 ft (292 m)
About

Heads in the Kenai Mountains, trends S to the head of Northwestern Fior, 8 km (5 mi) E of McCarty Glacier, 55 mi. NE of Homer, Chugach Mts.

History of Northwestern Glacier

Named about 1909 by U.S.Grant (U.S. Geological Survey), for Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill (in Books and others, 1910, pl. 3).