Information About

Trimble Glacier

Trimble Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 4 mi (6.44 km)
Elevation:
  • 1391 ft (423.98 m)
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 of Trimble Glacier

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.