Information About

Chernof Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Cooper Landing

Length:

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation:

3953 ft (1204.87 m)

About

heads in Harding Icefield, on Kenai Peninsula trends NW to a terminus at Fox River and SE 5 mi. to McCarty Glacier, 42 mi. NE of Homer, Chugach Mts. 9 miles long.

History of Chernof Glacier

Named by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, for Ivan Chernoff of the Russian American Company who explored part of the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula in 1834.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Seldovia D-2 (1950), Seldovia D-2 (1950), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia D-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia D-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Chernof Glacier

Cities:

Skilak,

Dams:

Bridge Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Chernof Glacier, Dinglestadt Glacier, Kachemak Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Split Glacier, Truuli Glacier, Tustumena Glacier,

Lakes:

Arctic Lake, Glacier Lake, Green Lake, Sheep Lake,

Mountains:

Truuli Peak,

Streams:

Truuli Creek,