Information About

Summit Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Summit Glacier on The Map

Location

56 ° 47' 39.001" N,
132 ° 16' 18.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

2838 ft (865.02 m)

Summit Glacier in Detail.

About

Trends NW to Shakes Glacier, 6.5 mi SE of Simpson Peak, 25 mi. E of Petersburg, Coast Mts.

History

So named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), "because of its high elevation."

Topo Maps

Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (2000), Petersburg D-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Summit Glacier
Bays:

Le Conte Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Hooligan Point, Kakwan Point, Thunder Point, Timber 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, Mount Pratt, Mount Rynda, Simpson Peak, Mount Stinenia, Twin Peaks, Wilkes Peak,

Mountain Passes:

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

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Streams:

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