Information About

Stoney Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stoney Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 55' 25.392" N,
152 ° 53' 28.975" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Length

2.5 mi (4.02 km)

Elevation

3625 ft (1104.9 m)

Stoney Glacier in Detail.

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

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.