Information About

Portage Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 45' 3.024" N,
148 ° 47' 40.344" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

840 ft (256.03 m)

Portage Glacier in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, trends N to Portage Lake, 4 mi. W of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 273), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So called because it is on a portage route between Prince William Sound and Turnagain Arm.

Topo Maps

Seward D-5 (1951), Seward D-5 (1951), Seward D-5 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-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), Seward D-5 SW (1984), Seward D-5 (1995),
Places Near Portage Glacier
Bays:

Smitty's Cove,

Cities:

Whittier,

Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Bartlett Glacier, Beloit Glacier, Billings Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Glacier G211360E60891N, Kern Creek Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Lowell Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Portage Glacier, Ripon Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Taylor Glacier, Trail Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Whittier Glacier,

Islands:

Willard Island,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Divide Lake, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Begich Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Mount Luther Kelly, Maynard Mountain, Nagoon Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

Explorer Peak, Highbush Peak, Learnard Peak, Lowbush Peak, Lowell Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Pico España, Portage Peak, Roost,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Twentymile River, Upper Carmen River,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Cove Creek, Placer Creek, Portage Creek, Skookum Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Portage Pass Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Placer River Valley,