West Fork Glacier

About

trends SE to its terminus at head of West Fork Nizina River, 8 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History of West Fork Glacier

Local name reported in 1902 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 9).

Found on the following Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 NW (2017),

Places Near West Fork Glacier

Glaciers:

McCarthy Creek Glacier, Regal Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Nikolai Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Chimney Mountain, Green Butte, Nizina Mountain, Porphyry Mountain, Presidents Chair, Regal Mountain,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Ranges:

Skolai Range,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge,

Rivers:

West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Lubbe Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,