Information About

Popof Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 44' 47" N,
132 ° 15' 47.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

2612 ft (796.14 m)

Popof Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SE to its 1953 terminus, 0.5 mi. SE of Mount Basargin, 19 mi. NE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Russian name given in 1863 by the surveying party of the Rynda. Feature was called First (or Little) Glacier in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor. See Rynda Island.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-1 (1995), Petersburg C-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Popof Glacier
Basins:

Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Le Conte Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Garnet Ledge, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Kakwan Point, Thunder Point,

Channels:

North Arm,

Glaciers:

LeConte Glacier, Popof Glacier, Shakes Glacier, Summit Glacier,

Islands:

Andrew Island, Cottonwood Islands, The Desert, Farm Island, Fifteenmile Island, Limb Island, Sergief Island,

Lakes:

Figure Eight Lake, Shakes Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Basargin, Castle Mountain, Garnet Mountain, Mount Pratt, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Twin Peaks, Wilkes Peak, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Binkleys Slough, Knig Slough, Shakes Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

Stikine River,

Streams:

Andrew Creek, Dry Wash, Garnet Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, North Arm Creek, Shuktusa Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,