Information About

Glacier Point

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 42' 0" N,
147 ° 39' 10.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Elevation

4190 ft (1277.11 m)

Glacier Point in Detail.

About

at junction of Caribou Creek and Matanusha River, 50 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Descriptive name given by W. C. Mendenhall in 1898 and reported in 1900 by him (map 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-2 (1993), Anchorage C-2 NW (2013),

Places Near Glacier Point

Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Lion Head, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Sheep Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Peaks:

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Dan Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,