Information About

Skilak Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Skilak Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 14' 6" N,
150 ° 4' 43" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

2431 ft (740.97 m)

Skilak Glacier in Detail.

About

in Kenai Mts., on Kenai Peninsula, trends N from Harding Icefield to its 1950 terminus at head of Skilak River, 46 mi. ESE of Kenai, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported about 1911 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Martin, G.C., and others, 1915, pl. 2).

Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai A-1 (1951), Kenai A-1 (1951), Kenai A-1 (1951), Kenai A-1 (1952), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai A-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Skilak Glacier
Cities:

Skilak,

Bays:

Doroshin Bay,

Capes:

Kenai Peninsula,

Channels:

Irish Channel,

Glaciers:

Harding Icefield, Indian Glacier, Killey Glacier, Skilak Glacier,

Islands:

Lucas Island,

Lakes:

Alpine Lake, Iceberg Lake, Lower Russian Lake, Muddy Lake, Pothole Lake, Twin Lakes, Upper Russian Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Mountain, Helen Rhode Mountain, Russian Mountain,

Peaks:

Bear Mountain, Bonnie, Helen Rhode, Henton Benchmark, Skilak Lookout, Surprise Mountain,

Rivers:

Skilak River,

Streams:

Cottonwood Creek, Hidden Creek, Pipe Creek,

Routes:

Bean Creek Trail, Russian Lakes Trail,