Information About

Ultramarine Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ultramarine Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 24' 18" N,
148 ° 19' 44" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

738 ft (224.94 m)

Ultramarine Glacier in Detail.

About

on E side of Kenai Peninsula, heads in Sargent Icefield, trends NE to its terminus, 1 mi. SW of head of Blue Fiourd, 14 mi. NW of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

So named in 1908 by Grant (Grant and Higgins, 1913, p. 45), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the clear blue color of the ice near its end ***."

Topo Maps

Seward B-4 (1951), Seward B-4 (1951), Seward B-4 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-4 (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 B-4 (1994),
Places Near Ultramarine Glacier
Bays:

Port Nellie Juan, Blue Fiord, Deep Water Bay, Derickson Bay, East Finger Inlet, Em-urluq Bay, Ewan Bay, Gaamaak Cove, Greystone Bay, Humpback Cove, Icy Bay, Jackpot Bay, McClure Bay, Nassau Fiord, Otter Cove, Seven Fathom Hole, Shady Cove, West Finger Inlet, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Coxcomb Point, Division Point, Jackpot Point,

Dams:

West Gables Cannery Dam,

Glaciers:

Chenega Glacier, Contact Glacier, Nellie Juan Glacier, Princeton Glacier, Sargent Icefield, Tigertail Glacier, Ultramarine Glacier,

Islands:

Delenia Island, Jackpot Island, Mink Island, Procession Rocks, Verdant Island,

Lakes:

Cheimoviski Lake, Eshamy Lake, Ewan Lake, Jackpot Lakes,

Mountains:

Claw Peak, Dual Head, Jackpot Peak, Saddle Peak,

Streams:

Grant Creek, Jackpot Creek,