Information About

Excelsior Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Excelsior Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 6' 1.044" N,
148 ° 45' 26.316" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Length

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation

1017 ft (309.98 m)

Excelsior Glacier in Detail.

Getting There


About

trends S to its terminus, 1.5 mi. N of Johnstone Bay, on Kenai Peninsula, 25 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts. 6.5 miles long.


History

Local name obtained in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-5 (1951), Seward A-5 (1951), Seward A-5 (1951), Seward A-5 (1951), Seward A-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),
Places Near Excelsior Glacier
Bays:

Johnstone Bay, Whidbey Bay,

Capes:

Cape Fairfield, Cape Junken,

Glaciers:

Ellsworth Glacier, Excelsior Glacier, Glacier G211143E60281N, Puget Glacier, Sargent Ice Field, Tiger Glacier,

Islands:

Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Big Johnstone Lake, Excelsior Lake, Little Johnstone Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Fairfield, Pinnacle Mountain, Puget Peak,