Information About

Prospect Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Prospect Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 44" N,
149 ° 15' 14" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

2549 ft (776.94 m)

Prospect Glacier in Detail.

About

on Resurrection Peninsula, trends E 1 mi. to its terminus, 8 mi. SE of Seward; Chugach Mts.

History

so named in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1913, p. 55), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of a copper prospect situated at the edge of the glacier."

Topo Maps

Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), 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 A-7 SE (1983), Seward A-7 (1997), Seward A-7 SE (2017),
Places Near Prospect Glacier
Bays:

Anchor Cove, Blying Sound, Bowen Anchorage, Day Harbor, Derby Cove, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Marys Bay, Resolute Cove, Resurrection Bay, Safety Cove, Sunny Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove,

Capes:

Caines Head, Callisto Head, Cape Resurrection, Fault Point, The Iron Door, Lowell Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Eldorado Narrows, Harding Gateway,

Cities:

Seward,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Glacier G210790E60102N, Godwin Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Barwell Island, Fox Island, Hat Island, Hive Island, Marys Rock, Rugged Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

The Lagoon, Bear Lake, First Lake, Grouse Lake, Little Bear Lake, Nellie Juan Lake, Preachers Pond, Second Lake, Troop Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alice, Mount Eva, Tiehacker Mountain,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Sunny Cove State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park, Two Lakes Park,

Peaks:

Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Mary, Santa Ana Peak,

Rivers:

Resurrection River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Godwin Creek, Japanese Creek, Likes Creek, Lost Creek, Lowell Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Scheffler Creek, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Loop Trail, Lost Lake Trail, South Beach Trail,

Cities:

Bear Creek, Lowell Point, Woodrow,