Information About

Ruth Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ruth Glacier on The Map

Location

62 ° 45' 55.001" N,
150 ° 37' 41.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Length

31 mi (49.89 km)

Elevation

2185 ft (665.99 m)

Ruth Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at Ruth Amphitheater, trends SE through The Great Gorge to its terminus, 25 mi. NW of Talkeetna, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1903 by F. A. Cook for his daughter. The Browne-Parker Expedition of 1910 referred to it as "Big Glacier."

Ruth Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Ruth Glacier.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 SE (2014),
Places Near Ruth Glacier
Capes:

Glacier Point,

Streams:

Kanikula Creek,

Glaciers:

Glacier G209237E62899N, Glacier G209301E62921N, Glacier G209459E62947N, Glacier G209466E62842N, Glacier G209504E62852N, Ruth Glacier,

Lakes:

Home Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Church, Mount Dickey, Mount Glisen, Mount Johnson, Mount Lee, Mount Mazama, Mooses Tooth, Pease Peak, The Rooster Comb, Mount Sholes,

Mountain Passes:

The Gateway, Pittock Pass,

Peaks:

Long Benchmark,

Pillars:

Peak Rock,

Ridges:

Tokosha Mountains,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bluff Creek, Canyon Creek, Divide Creek, First Creek, Little Writer Creek, Long Creek, Pass Creek, Poorman Creek, Ramsdyke Creek, Slide Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolf Creek,

Valleys:

Dandy Gulch, The Great Gorge, Wonder Gulch,