Information About

West Fork Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Fork Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 39' 6.001" N,
142 ° 42' 34.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

3839 ft (1170.13 m)

West Fork Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SE to its terminus at head of West Fork Nizina River, 8 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1902 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 9).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 NW (2017),
Places Near West Fork Glacier
Glaciers:

McCarthy Creek Glacier, Regal Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Nikolai Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Chimney Mountain, Green Butte, Nizina Mountain, Porphyry Mountain, Presidents Chair, Regal Mountain,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Ranges:

Skolai Range,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge,

Rivers:

West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Lubbe Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Pack Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott,