History of Peters Glacier

Named by A. H. Brooks in 1902 for William John Peters, 1864-1942, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). topographer and explorer, who was in charge of USGS explorations in Alaska from 1898 to 1901. It was also called "Hanna Glacier" for Marcus Alonzo Hanna, U.S. senator of Ohio, "friend and political warwick of President McKinley, for whom Mount McKinley was named."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Peters Glacier

Thayer Basin,

Wickersham Wall,

Cat Scratch,

East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Great Icefall, Harper Glacier, Harper Icefall, Jeffery Glacier, Lower Icefall, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Peters Basin, Peters Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Tluna Icefall, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

McLeod Lake,

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Camp 1, Cassin Ridge, Czech Direct, Denali Base Camp, Edge of the World, Football Field, Heartbreak Hill, Messner Couloir, Motorcycle Hill, Orient Express, Ski Hill, Squirrel Hill, West Rib, West Rim, Windy Corner,

Archdeacons Tower, Browne Tower, Mount Capps, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Mount Dan Beard, Farthing Horn, Mount Frances, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, Denali, North Peak, Peters Dome, The Rooster Comb, South Peak - Denali, Mount Tatum, Turtle Hill,

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Denali Pass, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Kahiltna Pass, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Peters Pass, Ruth Gap, Windy Corner,

Radio Control Tower,

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, West Buttress,

Moonflower Buttress,

Cache Creek, Carlson Creek,