Information About

Applegate Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Applegate Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 27' 32.461" N,
148 ° 36' 2.747" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

2070 ft (630.94 m)

Applegate Glacier in Detail.

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

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

Topo Maps

Seward B-5 (1951), Seward B-5 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-5 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward B-5 (1996),
Places Near Applegate Glacier
Bays:

Greystone Bay, Kings Bay, Shady Cove, West Finger Inlet,

Capes:

Coxcomb Point, Kings Point,

Glaciers:

Applegate Glacier, Beloit Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Chenega Glacier, Claremont Glacier, Contact Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Falling Glacier, Kings Glacier, Langdon Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Northland Glacier, Princeton Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Sargent Ice Field, Sargent Icefield, Taylor Glacier,

Mountains:

Crown Peak,

Rivers:

Kings River, Nellie Juan River,