Information About

West Branch Taku Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Branch Taku Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 39' 51.998" N,
134 ° 31' 49.001" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation

4924 ft (1500.84 m)

West Branch Taku Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Coast Mountains, trending ENE to Taku Glacier, 3 mi ENE of Triconi Peak and 26 mi N of Juneau.

History

Named in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield research program.

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-2 (1960), Juneau C-2 (1960), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-2 NW (2017),
Places Near West Branch Taku Glacier
Glaciers:

Antler Glacier, Battle Glacier, Bucher Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Echo Glacier, Gilkey Glacier, Herbert Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Mendenhall Glacier, Thiel Glacier, West Branch Taku Glacier,

Lakes:

Windfall Lake,

Mine:

Windfall Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Adolph Knopf, Amherst Peak, Mount Blachnitzky, Camp 15 Peak, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Dike Mountain, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Emperor Peak, Mount Ernest Gruening, Flower Tower, Folded Towers, Glacier Grub Tower, Glacier King, Horn Spire, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, McGinnis Mountain, Mustang Peak, Princess Peak, Rhino Peak, The Snow Towers, Snowdrift Peak, Snowpatch Crag, Snowpatch Craig, Spencer Peak, Stroller White Mountain, Taku Towers, Triangle Peak, Tricouni Peak, The Tusk, Mount Wrather,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Taku Range,

Ridges:

Berners Peaks, Icefall Spires, Mendenhall Towers, Nugget Towers, The Wall,

Streams:

Bacon Creek, Canyon Creek, Slate Creek, Windfall Creek,

Routes:

Mount McGinnis Trail, Montana Creek Trail,

Valleys:

Avalanche Canyon, Death Valley, Prairie Basin,