Information About

Surprise Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Surprise Glacier on The Map

Location

62 ° 41' 55" N,
152 ° 18' 27" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

3517 ft (1071.98 m)

Surprise Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at junction of two branches, trends SW to its terminus near head of Tonzona River, 4 mi. NE of Mystic Pass, Alaska Range

History

Local name reported in 1925 by S. R. Capps (in Moffit, 1927, pl.3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna C-5 (1958), Talkeetna C-5 (1958), Talkeetna C-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Surprise Glacier
Glaciers:

Boulder Glacier, Surprise Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Dall, Heart Mountain, Little Mountain,

Peaks:

Mount Beckey,

Streams:

Cathedral Creek, Ripsnorter Creek,

Valleys:

Brown Bear Basin,