Information About

Surprise Glacier

Surprise Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Sunset

Elevation:

3517 ft (1071.98 m)

About

heads at junction of two branches, trends SW to its terminus near head of Tonzona River, 4 mi. NE of Mystic Pass, Alaska Range

History of Surprise Glacier

Local name reported in 1925 by S. R. Capps (in Moffit, 1927, pl.3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna C-5 (1958), Talkeetna C-5 (1958), Talkeetna C-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Surprise Glacier

Glaciers:

Boulder Glacier, Surprise Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Dall, Heart Mountain, Little Mountain,

Peaks:

Streams:

Cathedral Creek, Ripsnorter Creek,

Valleys:

Brown Bear Basin,