Information About

West Gulkana Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Gulkana Glacier on The Map

Location

63 ° 16' 25" N,
145 ° 30' 20.002" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

4892 ft (1491.08 m)

West Gulkana Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Alaska Range, draining S into the gulkana River and Phelan Creek drainages, 7 mi NE of Isabel Pass, 16 mi. N of Paxson.

History

Named in 1958 by the American Geographical Society.

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes B-4 (1952), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes B-4 SE (2016),
Places Near West Gulkana Glacier
Glaciers:

Broken Glacier, Canwell Glacier, Castner Glacier, College Glacier, Eel Glacier, Fels Glacier, Gabriel Icefall, Gerstle Glacier, Gulkana Glacier, McCallum Glacier, Moore Icefall, Pegmatite Glacier, West Gulkana Glacier,

Lakes:

Crystal Lakes, Fielding Lake, Gunn Lakes, Lower Fish Lake, Octopus Lake, Oxbow Lake, Rock Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Summit Lake, Swampy Lakes, Two Bit Lake, Upper Fish Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap, Cony Mountain, Devils Thumb, The Hoodoos, Icefall Peak, Institute Peak, M-Ladies Mountain, Minya Peak, Ogive Mountain, Old Snowy, Rainbow Mountain, Sight Peak, Mount Silvertip, Skull Peak, Snow White, Traingle Peak, White Princess,

Mountain Passes:

Isabel Pass,

Ridges:

Rainbow Ridge,

Streams:

College Creek, Fish Creek, Gunn Creek, McCallum Creek, West Phelan Creek,

Routes:

Gulkana Glacier Trail, Trans-Alaska Trail - Paxson to Summit Lake, Trans-Alaska Trail - Summit Lake to Black Rapids,

Cities:

Paxson,