Information About

Trail Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Trail Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 33' 33.001" N,
148 ° 57' 38.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

2490 ft (758.95 m)

Trail Glacier in Detail.

About

heads 4 mi. SW of head of Spencer Glacier, trends NW to its terminus at head of Trail Creek, 36 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1912 by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name derived from Trail Creek which drains the glacier.

Topo Maps

Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-6 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward C-6 (1997),
Places Near Trail Glacier
Glaciers:

Bartlett Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Glacier G211027E60434N, Glacier G211039E60405N, Glacier G211040E60398N, Glacier G211040E60441N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Portage Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Trail Glacier, Wolverine Glacier,

Lakes:

Divide Lake, Luebner Lake, Paradise Lakes, Portage Lake, Upper Paradise Lake,

Locales:

Grandview,

Mountains:

Anderson Peak, Bench Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Kickstep Mountain, Sunburst, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass, Snow River Pass,

Peaks:

Explorer Peak, Pastoral Peak,

Routes:

Center Ridge, The Library,

Streams:

Henry Creek, Moose Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail,