Information About

Trident Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Trident Glacier on The Map

Location

63 ° 42' 22" N,
146 ° 24' 13" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Length

18 mi (28.97 km)

Elevation

3202 ft (975.97 m)

Trident Glacier in Detail.

About

three arms, heads on Mount Shand, trends N to its terminus at head of Delta Creek, 13 mi. NE of Mount Hayes, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1941 by Bradford Washburn "because of its three prongs."

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes C-5 (1951), Mount Hayes C-5 (1951), Mount Hayes C-5 (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes C-5 NW (2016),
Places Near Trident Glacier
Glaciers:

Hayes Glacier, Trident Glacier,

Mountains:

Aurora Peak, McGinnis Peak, Mount Moffit, Mount Shand,

Streams:

Contact Creek, East Hayes Creek, Ptarmigan Creek,