Information About

Glacier Gap

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Location

63 ° 10' 0.001" N,
146 ° 15' 0" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Parent

Amphitheater Mountains

Elevation

3980 ft (1213.1 m)

Glacier Gap in Detail.

About

in Amphitheater Mts., S of Sevenmile Lake and 25 mi. NW of Paxson, Alaska Range

History

So named in 1955 by T. L. Pewe, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because a massive glacier once moved through this feature giving "its present topographic expression."

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes A-5 (1949), Mount Hayes A-5 (1949), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes A-5 (1952), Mount Hayes A-5 (1952), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955),

Places Near Glacier Gap

Glaciers:

Eureka Glacier,

Lakes:

Basalt Lake, Downwind Lake, Glacier Gap Lake, Landmark Gap Lake, Osar Lake, Phalarope Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Tangle Lakes, Upper Tangle Lake,

Mountains:

Maclaren Summit,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Gap, Landmark Gap,

Ridges:

Whistle Ridge,

Rivers:

Tangle River,

Streams:

Rock Creek, Specimen Creek,

Valleys:

Broxson Gulch, High Valley, Houseblock Valley, Tarn Valley,