Information About

Juniper Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Juniper Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 36' 6.001" N,
142 ° 20' 49.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

4354 ft (1327.1 m)

Juniper Island in Detail.

About

At the junction of Jefferies Glacier and Tana Glacier with the Bagley Icefield, 10 mi N of Mount Miller, 37 mi. N of Cape Yakataga, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name given by prospectors who crossed the Chugach Mts. between 1904 and 1907. The name was derived from the coniferous shrub which comprises the most conspicuous element of the scant vegetation on the nunatak. The name was reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1913.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier C-4 (1985), Bering Glacier C-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Juniper Island
Glaciers:

Sarokin Glacier,

Islands:

Juniper Island,

Lakes:

Ross Green Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Miller, Needle Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Granite Range,

Ridges:

Barkley Ridge, Thompson Ridge,

Streams:

Twelvemile Creek,