Information About

Kings Glacier

Kings Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 2.5 mi (4.02 km)
Elevation:
  • 1539 ft (469.09 m)
About

heads in Sargent Icefield, trends W 2.5 mi. to its terminus, 2.5 mi. E of Kings Bay, 24 mi. S of Whittier; Chugach Mts.

History of Kings Glacier

named in 1908 by U.S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for a prospector who lived at the mouth of Kings River.