Information About

Glacier River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 28' 48" N,
145 ° 22' 9.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Glacier River in Detail.

About

Located in the Chugach National Forest. Heads in an unnamed lake, at the NW base of Sheridan Glacier, flows S to the Sheridan River and Gulf of Alaska, 11.3 km (7 mi) W of McKinley Peak and 21 km (13 mi) SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 10 miles long.

History

So named in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because it heads at a glacier."

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova B-4 NW (1983), Cordova B-4 (1994), Cordova B-4 NW (2014),
Places Near Glacier River
Bars:

Copper Sands,

Glaciers:

Scott Glacier, Sheridan Glacier,

Islands:

Castle Island, Grass Island, Storey Island,

Lakes:

Beaver Lake, Cabin Lake, Corser Lake, Eleanor Lake, Lake Elsner, Island Lake, McKinley Lake, Meeks Pond, Middle Lake, Middle Lake, Pipeline Lake, Scott Lake, Sellen Lake, Siamese Lakes,

Mountains:

Kelly Mountain, McKinley Peak, Snyder Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Alaganik Slough, Big Glacier, Castle Island Slough, Gus Steven Slough, Johnson Slough, Little Glacier Slough, Pete Dahl Cutoff, Pete Dahl Slough, Walhalla Slough,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Scott River, Sheridan River,

Streams:

Big Glacier Slough,

Streams:

Beartrail Creek, Parson Falls Creek, Pete Dahl Slough, Salmon Creek, Tiedeman Slough,

Routes:

Lake Elsner Trail, McKinley Lake Trail, Sheridan Mountain Trail,

Cities:

Alaganik,