Information About

Pothole Glacier

Pothole Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Kenai

Length:

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation:

3927 ft (1196.95 m)

About

in Tordrillo Mts., trends SW to its terminus at Nagishlamina River, 49 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History of Pothole Glacier

Descriptive name given in 1927 by S.R. Capps (in Smith and others, 1930, p. 148), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 SW (2017),

Places Near Pothole Glacier

Basins:

East Torbert Cirque, West Torbert Cirque,

Glaciers:

Barrier Glacier, Crater Glacier, Harpoon Glacier, McArthur Glacier, North Twin Glacier, Pothole Glacier, Spurr Ice Plateau,

Lakes:

Ch-akajabena Lake,

Mountains:

Ch-akajabena Mountain, Mount Chichantna, Crater Peak, Mount Nagishlamina, Mount Spurr, Mount Torbert,

Peaks:

Mount Talachulitna,

Mountain Ranges:

Tordrillo Mountains,

Rivers:

Nagishlamina River,