Information About

Straightaway Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 6' 46.001" N,
151 ° 19' 54.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Length

13 mi (20.92 km)

Elevation

4793 ft (1460.91 m)

Straightaway Glacier in Detail.

About

In Denali National Park, trends NW from Mount Crosson to its 1954 terminus, 3.5 mi. NE of Foraker Glacier terminus and 17 mi. WNW of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Local name reported in 1925 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali A-3 SW (2015),

Places Near Straightaway Glacier

Glaciers:

Foraker Glacier, Peters Basin, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Straightaway Glacier, Tluna Icefall,

Locales:

11K Camp, Camp 1, Denali Base Camp, Heartbreak Hill, Motorcycle Hill, Ski Hill, Squirrel Hill,

Mountains:

Bat's Ears, Mount Capps, Mount Crosson, Mount Foraker, Mount Frances, Kahiltna Dome, Peters Dome, Spygalls Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Kahiltna Pass, Peters Pass,

Peaks:

The Fin, Radio Control Tower, Voyager Peak,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, Crosson Ridge,