Information About

Garrison Glacier

Garrison Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Haines

Length:

7 mi (11.27 km)

Elevation:

2041 ft (622.1 m)

About

heads on NE slope of Takhinsha Mts., trends to its terminus at head of Kicking Horse River, 5.6 mi. W of Pyramid Harbor and 22 mi. SSW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 7 miles long.

Getting To Garrison Glacier

History of Garrison Glacier

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 194) as the Garrison Glaciers. International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas) applied the name in 1923 as described above.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Garrison Glacier

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki, Kalwatta,

Bars:

McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Lutak Inlet, Pyramid Harbor,

Capes:

Dok Point, Green Point, Kaskulu Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam,

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Chilkoot Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Cathedral Peak, Mount Elder, Mount Emmerich, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Krause, Mount Rice, Mount Ripinski, Snow Dome, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Kicking Horse River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Anman Creek, Haska Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,

Routes:

Dalton Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail,

Valleys:

Howling Valley,

Cities: