Information About

Applegate Glacier

Applegate Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 1 mi (1.61 km)
Elevation:
  • 2070 ft (630.94 m)
About

on E side of Kenai Peninsula, trends NW to its terminus 1.5 mi. E of Kings Point, 23 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 1 mile long.

History of Applegate Glacier

Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Samuel Applegate who explored the region in the schooner Nellie Juan.