Information About

Wedge Glacier

Wedge Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 1 mi (1.61 km)
Elevation:
  • 1663 ft (506.88 m)
About

trends NW to its terminus, 1.5 mi. E of head of Harriman Fiord, 18 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History of Wedge Glacier

Descriptive name given in 1899 by the members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition; probably named because the glacier trends down a progressively narrowing valley.