Information About

Stoney Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Sunset

Length:

2.5 mi (4.02 km)

Elevation:

3625 ft (1104.9 m)

About

on Mount Stoney, trends NE 2.5 mi. to its terminus at head of Portage Creek, 83 mi. NW of Tyonek; Alaska Range

History of Stoney Glacier

named by Spurr (1900, p. 115), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Commander George Morse Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), who explored the Kobuk River region from 1883 to 1886.

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 D-8 (1958), Tyonek D-8 (1958), Tyonek D-8 NW (2017),

Places Near Stoney Glacier

Glaciers:

Stoney Glacier,

Lakes:

Gorley Lake, Hagen Lake, Puntilla Lake, Styx Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Mountain, Mount Estelle, Mount Greig, Lookout Hill, Puntilla Mountain, Round Mountain, Mount Stoney,

Mountain Passes:

Houston Pass, Portage Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Totoilon Mountains,

Streams:

Black and Tan Creek, Emerald Creek, Indian Creek, Moose Creek, Muddy Creek, Sheep Creek, Timber Creek,

Routes:

Old Iditarod Trail,

Valleys:

Ptarmigan Valley,