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Shakespeare Shoulder

Shakespeare Shoulder

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Anchorage
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 3091 ft (942.14 m)
About

Between Shakespeare and Whittier Glaciers, 1.8 mi SW of Whittier, Chugach Mountains.

Shakespeare Shoulder is a ridge and peak with glaciers on both side, it's on the east end of Portage Lake, and the base of it runs against the south side of Whittier.

Getting To Shakespeare Shoulder

From Anchorage head down the Seward Highway, go around 40 miles and turn left on to Portage Glacier Rd. The turn will be just past the train station as the highway makes a wide sweeping hook to the right. Head into Portage Lake or head to Whittier.

From Portage Lake the easiest way to get down the lake would be by boat. From Whittier there is no trail so there's just about any approach you think looks best to you. Some follow Whittier Creek before crossing towards Shakespeare Shoulder.

History of Shakespeare Shoulder

Naming: Named sometime around 1915, it was named in correlation with the adjacent glacier. Shakespeare Glacier was named after the English author, dramatist, and poet William Shakespeare.

Places Near Shakespeare Shoulder
Bays:

Blackstone Bay, Emerald Bay, Passage Canal, Poe Bay, Shotgun Cove, Smitty's Cove,

Capes:

Bur Point, Gradual Point, Neptune Point, Trinity Point,

Cities:

Whittier,

Glaciers:

Beloit Glacier, Billings Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Glacier G211360E60891N, Harriman Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Lowell Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Pigot Glacier, Portage Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Ripon Glacier, Seth Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Taylor Glacier, Tebenkof Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Whittier Glacier,

Islands:

Emerald Island, Willard Island,

Lakes:

Carmen Lake, Divide Lake, Portage Lake,

Mine:

Portage Mine,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Begich Peak, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Mount Luther Kelly, Maynard Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

Explorer Peak, Learnard Peak, Lowell Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Passage Peak, Pico España, Portage Peak, Roost,

Rivers:

Glacier River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Upper Carmen River,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Cove Creek, Placer Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Portage Pass Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Valley,