Information About

Trimble Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 43' 32.002" N,
152 ° 4' 8" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

1391 ft (423.98 m)

Trimble Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Alaska Range, Tordrillo Mountains, heading at the junction of its North and South Branches and trending NE to its terminus, where it forms the head of the Trimble River, 82 mi NW of Anchorage.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1961 for Kelley W. Trimble (1885-1955), U.S. Geological Survey topographer, who did the first topographic survey in this area.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek C-6 (1958), Tyonek C-6 (1958), Tyonek C-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Trimble Glacier

Capes:

Entrance Point,

Glaciers:

North Branch Trimble Glacier, South Branch Trimble Glacier, Trimble Glacier,

Lakes:

Red Salmon Lake,

Mountains:

Dickason Mountain, Porcupine Butte,

Mountain Passes:

Hayes River Pass,

Rivers:

Trimble River,

Streams:

Spring Creek,