Information About

Stairway Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stairway Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 4' 36.998" N,
148 ° 29' 15" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

3008 ft (916.84 m)

Stairway Glacier in Detail.

About

trends S to Surprise Glacier, 49 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

So named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899 because the glacier resembles a stairway.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Stairway Glacier
Bars:

Crossway,

Bays:

Bettles Bay, Harriman Fiord, Hummer Bay, Pirate Cove, Serpentine Cove, Surprise Inlet,

Capes:

Colony Point,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Bettles Glacier, Billings Glacier, Cataract Glacier, Colony Glacier, Detached Glacier, Dirty Glacier, Glacier G211360E60891N, Gannett Glacier, Harriman Glacier, Lake George Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Pigot Glacier, Roaring Glacier, Serpentine Glacier, Seth Glacier, Stairway Glacier, Surprise Glacier, Toboggan Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Wedge Glacier,

Lakes:

Lake George, Inner Lake George, Upper Lake George,

Mine:

Lansing Mine, Portage Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Muir, Wedding Knoll,

Parks:

Bettles Bay State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Mismapped Mountain, Passage Peak, Pico España, Vigesimal Peak,

Streams:

Hummer Creek, Troublesome Creek,