This glac­i­er dom­i­nates all views west of the his­toric mill town site of Ken­necott (basi­cal­ly locat­ed ​“across the street” from the Ken­ni­cott Glac­i­er Lodge) in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias Nation­al Park. Icy Bay lives up to its name with an active tide­wa­ter glac­i­er often clog­ging the fjord with ice­bergs. For now, the glacier isn’t surging, but you could say that it’s a pretty light sleeper— it does calve a lot. In the year 1850 this glac­i­er calved ice­bergs into Res­ur­rec­tion Bay waters. Get The Alaska App (iOS only) Get More Alaska. It now has a four-mile wide tow­er­ing face that you can walk right up to and touch. While not the most spec­tac­u­lar glac­i­er, it nonethe­less deserves note because one of the cre­ators of The Alas­ka App went to Amherst Col­lege. Tour boats leave from Valdez to see the Columbia, and tours tend to be about seven hours long, with wildlife viewing along the way. There was a problem with your submission. They feed the near­by stream sys­tems that har­bor many species of salmon and trout. The very doable 8-mile Gold Mint Trail in the Hatcher Pass area north of Palmer parallels the Little Susitna River up a gorgeous valley to its headwaters and a ridge overlooking Mint Glacier. The land of the Res­ur­rec­tion Penin­su­la is divid­ed between state park, nation­al for­est and pri­vate in-hold­ings. Orig­i­nat­ing in a bowl, or cirque, of…. Spencer Glac­i­er ris­es 3,500 feet in a stun­ning, nat­ur­al ramp from a lake of roy­al-blue ice­bergs in the Chugach Nation­al For­est just 60 miles south of Anchor­age.  ...more, To the east is anoth­er Ice Age crea­ture known as a rock glac­i­er. The only issue here is access. Both pho­tographs are tak­en towards the north and show the retreat­ing, calv­ing, tide­wa­ter ter­mi­nus of Yale Glac­i­er, locat­ed at the head of Yale Arm, Col­lege Fiord, Prince William Sound, Alas­ka. Use our calculator to find out, Stay casual, dress in layers, and get proper footwear, Guides to the best locations around the state to view wildlife. Filter Choices. Except one thing: When the Har­ri­man Expe­di­tion named the glac­i­ers in Col­lege Fjord, they had no idea the insult that would be felt more than a cen­tu­ry by Amherst alums cruis­ing Prince William Sound only to dis­cov­er their alma mater’s name­sake glac­i­er is some­what of a runt. Only 90 minutes from Anchorage by car or train, Prince William Sound has more tidewater glaciers than anywhere on earth, and it’s one of the easiest places to take a glacier cruise. Back in the 1700s, Grand Pacif­ic Glac­i­er filled the entire bay, and reached all they way to the Icy Strait. It all depends on the tide, winds, and calv­ing activ­i­ty. Stops include Seward (Kenai Fjords), Girdwood, Whittier & Spencer Glacier, Stops include Wasilla, Talkeetna, Denali National Park & Fairbanks. Tech­ni­cal­ly, Portage is no longer a road­side glac­i­er, as it recedes an aver­age of one foot a day and is now no longer vis­i­ble from the road, but its big blue ice­bergs are often found along the shore of the lake, right in front of the park­ing area. This short day hike — with an eas­i­ly acces­si­ble trail­head a few hun­dred meters from the Begich Bog­gs Vis­i­tor Cen­ter — offers you big views of the Byron Glacier. Car­roll Glac­i­er, found in Glac­i­er Bay, is a ter­res­tri­al glac­i­er. There are trails, pic­nic sites, and pic­nic shel­ters with­in the road­side park, along with water and restrooms. Har­ri­man named the glac­i­ers along the left of the fjord after East Coast Ivy League wom­en’s col­leges and those on the right after men’s colleges. You can stop along the shore, pitch a tent and enjoy the solitude…. Just fifty miles south­east of Juneau, this glac­i­er is not one to miss! 2-5 day small ship explorations. As they spill from accumulation zones through gorges and valleys, you follow the curves where crevasses rip open and track the serpentine lines of rocky lateral moraines that stripe their spines. McKin­ley’s) flank.… You’ll get good photos from any trail, but none of them will lead you up to the glacier ice, due to the lake and cliffs. Two of the glaciers shown in this image, the Kahiltna Glacier and the Ruth Glacier, originate on Mount McKinley (not shown), the tallest mountain in North America. The South Sawyer is the larger of the two, and if the ice conditions are good, you can come within ½ mile of the face. Calving events sometimes throw 10-foot waves that strand flopping salmon on the forest floor. The most intimate multi-day cruise option. A base camp man­ag­er coor­di­nates com­mu­ni­ca­tions between climbers and air taxis. This includes all the glaciers … Fly­ing down the medi­al moraine of the Ruth Glac­i­er is mes­mer­iz­ing. It’s also a good spot to learn about glacial movement, since it’s receding quickly; there's even a guide marking its recession over the past 120 years. We'll match you with a local itinerary expert to help you plan your trip. “Have a taste,” my guide on Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier says, handing me a canteen cup he’s just filled at a tumbling freshet on the slope we’re climbing. Anoth­er mile past the pass, and you can approach the edges or toe of the glac­i­er itself, for a more inti­mate expe­ri­ence of its tex­ture, col­ors and gnarled shape. You can find a great over­look that shows off most of the glac­i­er near the 3,880-foot Crow Pass, about three miles from the Crow Pass trail­head in Gird­wood. Lam­plugh is about 96 miles north­west of Juneau, and is often a stop on cruis­es going through Glac­i­er Bay Nation­al Park. In the pho­to you can see the retreat­ing ter­mi­nus of Stephens Glac­i­er with sev­er­al of its retreat­ing unnamed val­ley glac­i­er trib­u­taries. The park features seven tidewater glaciers that actively shed icebergs and brash into 65-mile deep bay that didn’t yet exist in the 1700s. Plan your journey with this gorgeous printed map. Choose a round-trip Inside passage or one-way Gulf of Alaska Cruise. Calv­ing dimin­ish­es the face but it builds back up again quick­ly as the glac­i­er descends to sea. See Alaska's highlights by railroad or motorcoach in a group of up to 50, Travel in small groups, stay at exclusive wilderness lodges, and spend more time outdoors, All-inclusive multi-day vacation packages at a remote wilderness lodge, Travel with a professional photographer to the best photo locations around the state, Trips range from backpacking, rafting, to upscale remote lodge retreats, Cruises depart Juneau or Sitka. Signage identifies the glacier’s terminal locations during its retreat over the decades, making the access trail a real-time index into the dynamics of climate warming. The inlet is incredibly narrow—often times no more than ½ mile wide—and cliffs rise over 3,000 feet on either side, with waterfalls covering the sheer rock walls. You can backpack a new trail system, rent a public use cabin on a mountain ridge, or explore a basin recently emerging from beneath ice. Once dubbed the Auk Glac­i­er by John Muir (after a mem­ber of the Tlin­git tribe), This glac­i­er forms a wall along the Cop­per Riv­er near a his­toric rail­road route that once ser­viced the world’s largest…, This very active glac­i­er forms a wall along the fabled Cop­per Riv­er near a his­toric rail­road route that once ser­viced the world’s largest cop­per mine. The 2000 pho­to­graph doc­u­ments the con­tin­u­ing advance of Har­vard Glac­i­er, which has com­plete­ly obscured the view of Rad­cliff Glac­i­er. (It opens to ATV use on cer­tain days.) Around a hun­dred years ago, Black­stone Glac­i­er extend­ed all the way out to here. Look down Col­lege Fjord to Har­vard and Yale Glac­i­ers, 20 miles away. Keep on the look­out for deep blue pools of ice melt. It was named after the Wis­con­sin col­lege, as were most of the oth­er glac­i­ers in Black­stone Bay (Lawrence, Mar­quette, Concordia,… Talk about a room with a glacier view: This is the only glacier in the state with a hotel across the street. Around a hun­dred years ago, Black­stone Glac­i­er extend­ed all the way out to here. For sheer rugged wilderness character in an ecosystem that’s fast exiting the ice age, there’s nothing else like it. The divid­ing line between Cas­cade and Bar­ry Glac­i­er is some­times hard to dis­tin­guish, because they con­verge into each oth­er. Because this glacier extends deep underwater, the ice is compressed, making for very big and very blue icebergs. The ter­mi­nus has a large… Only from the air do you fully perceive how glaciers are flowing downhill in slo-mo, in some ways resembling gigantic lava floes. McKinley is famous among mountaineers, you don’t have to be one of them to make your way there. Coxe Glac­i­er forms a dra­mat­ic and noisy back­drop to Black Sand Beach. Being able to walk up to any glacier is a stunning experience, and this big boy is the biggest, and perhaps most impressive roadside glacier, in part because you can easily touch it. There are sev­er­al decent camp­sites with head-on views of the glacier. Many tour companies and small-boat operators offer daily excursions into Western Prince William Sound from this port town on the road system about 60 miles from Anchorage. With a five-mile-wide face and dai­ly calv­ing, it’s an impres­sive sight: 400-foot ice walls rise out of a lake filled with ice­bergs that are float­ing, turn­ing, and break­ing apart. Child’s Glac­i­er is not cur­rent­ly acces­si­ble by road. If the boat can get close to the glacier, you’ll be within one mile of its face, and you’ll get a 270-degree view of glacier ice that’s 200 to 400 feet tall. Campgrounds, RV Parks & Public Use Cabins. Gor­geous Portage Glac­i­er lies just 48 miles south of Anchor­age. Just as impressive as the glaciers, however, is the land exposed by the ice’s recession. Sign-up for any of the following email series to help plan your Alaska trip. During winter—once Portage Lake freezes solid—people also walk, ski, ice skate and snow bike about three miles to the vicinity of the glacier’s active face. Cas­cade is in rapid retreat. There’s nothing else like the moment a giant hunk of ice calves from the face of a glacier and then crashes into the sea. The 1941 pho­to­graph by William O. You will see sev­er­al pri­vate cabins.… Some of these might look overwhelming at first glance. There are also guided hikes on the glacier, if you want to strap on crampons and walk on the ice. If you can’t get enough snow, this spot is for you: Just 28 miles from Valdez, the Worthington Glacier is fed by the snows of the Chugach Mountains around Thompson Pass—and in fact, it's the snowiest place in the state. Car, train, or group tour. Hol­gate Arm is often filled with ice, but on a good day you can get to a close and safe dis­tance from the glac­i­er. Calv­ing dimin­ish­es the…, Beloit Glac­i­er fluc­tu­ates betwen 125 and 250 feet high at water’s edge depend­ing on recent calv­ing activ­i­ty. GPX: Glaciers in Alaska. One of them is The Trail of Time, a ½-mile paved interpretive walk, with signs marking the glacier’s recession. 7-10 days is the most common. Barry Glacier from Mapcarta, the free map. Many terrestrial glaciers can be approached up close by people who can handle short hikes. You see rock ridges deposit­ed every­where by the glac­i­er before it retreat­ed 4 miles to its cur­rent location. Glacier Monitoring Story Map. Spencer Glacier About 10 miles south of Turnagain Arm on the Alaska Railroad Boutique, small ship adventure cruises in Alaska's Inside Passage, Cruises depart from Whittier, a 1 hr drive from Anchorage. There’s the groan of tortured ice, the artillery-shot crack as it shatters, the rumble of its collapse—all ending in a colossal splash followed by tsunami-like waves that jostle floating ice and bergs and maybe rock your boat. This is also a great area to check for whales, sea otters, puffins, and oth­er wildlife. The Sep­tem­ber 9, 1961 pho­to­graph shows the low­er reach­es of Plateau Glac­i­er, then a tide­wa­ter calv­ing val­ley glac­i­er with parts of its ter­mi­nus being land based on either side of the fiord. The Knik Glac­i­er snakes out of the Chugach Moun­tains, tum­bling into an ice­berg-stud­ded lake that feeds the Knik Riv­er. There are scores of carriers in dozens of communities, using both ski-equipped airplanes and helicopters. It’s 12 miles long, locat­ed in Glac­i­er Bay Nation­al Park and has been con­firmed to be one of few glac­i­ers that is still advanc­ing rather than shrink­ing. You’ll step out of the plane and onto an ice sheet near­ly a mile thick. It was dubbed the Gal­lop­ing Glac­i­er and has been reced­ing ever since.  ...more, This pop­u­lar glac­i­er lies just beyond the end of a flat, well-main­tained trail south of the Portage Lake. Alaska's Glacier Names. If you travel for the photo ops, the twin Sawyer Glaciers will keep you very busy: touring them gives you an up-close, vivid look at the ice. Make sure to stop at mile­post 28.7 on the Richard­son High­way to view this favorite glac­i­er, or take a short walk to the glac­i­er and see it up close! With mas­sive ice­bergs and blue waters, see­ing the glac­i­er up close is a thrilling expe­ri­ence. Robustly colorful and relaxing to reach. Explore the glac­i­er, vis­it the muse­um, and go for…. Granted, most of that ice is below water, but the ice can be so thick that cruise ships can’t get too close. We shall say no more. Or, choose the more chal­leng­ing 7‑mile round-trip Hard­ing Ice­field Trail. Har­vard Glac­i­er has advanced more than 1.25 kilo­me­ters (0.78 miles) since 1909. It has a wood stove and bunks 6.  ...more, While not the most spec­tac­u­lar glac­i­er, it nonethe­less deserves note because one of the cre­ators of The Alas­ka App went…. Both glaciers feed the valley’s stream-and-pond system, creating habitat for migrating salmon, Dolly Varden and rainbow trout. The glacier ice drops 2,000 feet in ten miles— and if the ice melted away, the remaining gorge would be deeper than the Grand Canyon. See Alaska's highlights by railroad or motorcoach in a group of up to 50, Travel in small groups, stay at exclusive wilderness lodges, and spend more time outdoors, All-inclusive multi-day vacation packages at a remote wilderness lodge, Travel with a professional photographer to the best photo locations around the state, Trips range from backpacking, rafting, to upscale remote lodge retreats, Cruises depart Juneau or Sitka. Although it reced­ed through­out much of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry, Car­roll Glac­i­er expe­ri­enced a surge in the 1980s. One of the most popular natural attractions on the Valdez-to-Fairbanks highway corridor, this active glacier descends almost to the Richardson Highway, and can be easily approached via a short trail system. Your best bet for seeing it is to take one of the flightseeing tours from Talkeetna that fly over the Ruth. If you're not cruising, stay a few days at Glacier Bay Lodge, the only lodging within the National Park boundaries. Free personal GPS–driven travel guide to Alaska. Notice the love­ly cab­in on the edge of Thumb Cove. Decades after it exposed its own deep lake, the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center was built specifically to showcase a stunning head-on view of its rugged, collapsing face. If you trav­el for the pho­to ops, the twin Sawyer Glac­i­ers will keep you very busy: tour­ing them gives…. From this van­tage point, you can see the three types of Alas­ka glac­i­ers: pied­mont, hang­ing, and tidewater. Glaciers are located throughout the Inside Passage, Southcentral Alaska’s coastal waters, and the high mountains of Interior Alaska.  ...more.  ...more, Cross the Tokosit­na Riv­er which marks the south­east cor­ner of Denali Nation­al Park. One of two tide­wa­ter glac­i­ers at the head of Tra­cy Arm, South Sawyer Glac­i­er extends deep under­wa­ter and makes for a very blue ice­berg. Use our calculator to find out, Stay casual, dress in layers, and get proper footwear, Guides to the best locations around the state to view wildlife. You may also see whales, bears, and mountain goats. The terminus of this active glacier looms over the main channel of the Copper River just across from a popular campground. Hol­gate Glac­i­er, found in Hol­gate Arm in Aia­lik Bay, with­in Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park, is a tide­wa­ter and moun­tain glac­i­er. Nonethe­less, the glac­i­er is in rapid retreat; you can spot bedrock becom­ing exposed at the base of the glac­i­er. Scientists are more interested in total glacial land coverage as a measure. One of the most spectacular and otherworldly modes to view glaciers is from the air. Sea stacks, islets, and tagged shoreline… How to See Glaciers in Alaska (2:29). You can stay here for $100 a night. There was a problem with your submission. Off the coast of Yakutat—200 miles NW of Juneau—Hubbard is certainly gigantic: it's more than six miles wide where it meets the ocean. Col­lege Fjord gash­es into the heart of the Chugach Moun­tains. The historic Million Dollar Bridge—damaged in the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964—is nearby. They calculate that Alaska's glaciers and frozen rivers are melting fast enough to cover the whole state with 30 centimeters of water (nearly a … You’ll have two hours to explore the area before you have to catch the train heading southbound. Sign-up for any of the following email series to help plan your Alaska trip. Lat­er, a val­ley glac­i­er in Glac­i­er Bay Nation­al Park was named after him. You’ll often see seals hauled out on the ice chunks, here; if you’re in front of the Margerie Glacier, you’ll also be within sight of the Grand Pacific Glacier. Active glac­i­ers still calve and crash into the sea as vis­i­tors watch from tour boats here. The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier has 5,000-foot sheer granite walls rising up on either side of the ice, making them some of the highest granite walls on earth. We'll match you with a local itinerary expert to help you plan your trip. Overwhelmed by choices? Which one is right for you? Were the ice to melt tomor­row, you would wit­ness a spec­ta­cle twice as awe­some as the Grand Canyon — a gorge a mile wide and near­ly two miles high. Focus on Denali & Kenai Fjords. The easy lower trail leads to overlooks of crevasses. Tidewater glaciers originate high in the mountains and cover dozens of miles before plunging into the sea. You’ve like­ly seen those icon­ic glac­i­er images, with hunks of ice crash­ing into the ocean. Largest glac­i­er in Aia­lik Bay. When the ice rolls, it reveals deep, dark blue ice that’s saturated by fresh water.  ...more, Car­roll Glac­i­er, found in Glac­i­er Bay, is a ter­res­tri­al glac­i­er. McKinley (which is just 6 miles away). Let us simplify it for you, How much does an Alaska summer vacation cost? Three north-look­ing pho­tographs, all tak­en from about the same off­shore loca­tion, about 0.5 kilo­me­ters (0.3 miles) north of Tobog­gan Glacier,…, Three north-look­ing pho­tographs, all tak­en from about the same off­shore loca­tion, about 0.5 kilo­me­ters (0.3 miles) north of Tobog­gan Glac­i­er, doc­u­ment sig­nif­i­cant changes that have occurred dur­ing the 103 years between August 20, 1905 and August 22, 2008. A pop­u­lar place for cruis­es and kayak­ing. Spencer Lake is filled with blue icebergs—which, in fresh water, are called growlers. One of the most vis­it­ed nat­ur­al attrac­tions along the Richard­son High­way, this four-mile-long glac­i­er is easy to approach on foot. Now a days God­win glac­i­er is a val­ley glac­i­er and behind the low hills you see in the fore­ground God­win glacier… Pho­to­graph tak­en by Bruce F. Mol­nia, USGS. Look­ing beyond the penin­su­la you can see snow­capped moun­tains. Trips available from Whittier, Homer, Seward, Juneau, and Sitka.  ...more. There’s even a viewing platform, since big calvings send waves across the river that scour the beach. See other best glaciers from a cruise. Nearby, too, is the famous Million Dollar Bridge. twitter email print. The cen­tral part of the ter­mi­nus is capped with séracs and ris­es about 35 meters (115 feet) above tide­wa­ter. This 12-mile glac­i­er is part of Ton­gass Nation­al For­est and its vis­i­tors’ cen­ter is just a half mile from the glacier’s face. Alaska Glaciers. The classic Alaska Cruise, offered by such companies as Holland America, Princess, and Royal Caribbean. In 1937, Yale Glacier’s ter­mi­nus was locat­ed at about the same posi­tion that it occu­pied when it was vis­it­ed by… To get a preview of this dramatic glacier, check out this aerial video, filmed by Alaska.org’s Bob Kaufman from his airplane. Alaska Marine Highway Inter Island Ferry BC Ferry Petersburg Mitkof Island Klawock Hollis Hydaburg Hoonah Metlakatla Gustavus Cross Gulf F erry t o: Y ak ut at, Cordova, Whit tier V alde z, Se ward, Homer K odiak & Aleutian Islands Cube Cove Elfin Cove Myers Chuck Port Alexander ©Bell’s Travel Guides . One qualifier: Access to the glacier is on private land, so there’s a $30 fee. At mile 102, you can dri­ve down to Glac­i­er Park and pay a day fee (888−253−4480), then hike 15 – 20 min­utes to the face of These gleam­ing val­ley glac­i­ers perch in the moun­tains above Portage Val­ley, easy to view from high­way pullouts. The Alaska Map. Maps - Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park … Flightseeing transforms glacier viewing into something like the grandest amusement park ride you’ve ever imagined. The 700-square-mile Hard­ing Ice­field, one of four major ice caps in the Unit­ed States, crowns Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park. Indeed, every day, 13 million tons of ice break off the face of it, leaving chunks in the water that are often twice as big as the boat you’re riding. Cruises and land tours are great ways to see Alaska. And it can be touched! One of few glac­i­ers that are actu­al­ly advanc­ing, Marg­erie Glac­i­er is about 21 miles long and 250 feet high (with a base 100 feet below sea lev­el). It’s an excit­ing spec­ta­cle. Or, you can hike to the glacier. Salmon Glacier (Hyder) - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You … Please check your email to verify your subscription. Matanuska Glacier, one of Alaska's most accessible glaciers, is a stable 27-mile long river of ice flowing from the Chugach Mountains north almost to the Glenn Highway. Col­lege Fjord gash­es into the heart of the…. The glaciers provide an outlet for snow and ice that build in the Alaska Mountains. The Park is also filled with wildlife, with bears foraging the tide line, mountain goats grazing near sea level and seals, sea lions and whales bustling about in the water. Off the coast of Yaku­tat — 200 miles NW of Juneau — Hubbard…. Although Ken­ni­cott Glac­i­er has been reced­ing from its ter­mi­nus for years, its immen­si­ty and rugged­ness remains a mag­nif­i­cent sight, fill­ing the four-mile-wide val­ley like a mighty river. (And it’s been… But if you’re traveling on your own, you can rent a car for the quick drive from Valdez, or join a guiding company for a glacier trek or ice climbing trips. Just a 2.5‑hour dri­ve from Anchor­age, a glac­i­er you can walk right up to, Some 15,000 years ago, this glac­i­er reached anoth­er 50 miles west to the Palmer area. Enjoy them as you travel! Spencer Glacier ends in a glacial lake, and such lakes are gorgeous sights themselves. 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Located at the end of a private road through a resort at Mile 102 of the Glenn Highway—about 50 miles east of Palmer—this craggy, heavily crevassed river of ice is the real thing. If you travel for the photo ops, the twin Sawyer Glaciers will keep you very busy: touring them gives you an up-close, vivid look at the ice. Geologists, for example, might describe a glacier as a large, persistent body of ice that features a distinct accumulation and ablation area.Luckily, though, it’s actually not too complicated! If you opt for a glac­i­er land­ing, this is where you’ll like­ly land. But to experience that humbling sight in person, your best bet is to go to Prince William Sound. It's the most impressive glacier, which is advancing 12 to 14 feet a day and calves frequently. A win­ter wag­on road from Talkeetna… Go to sea on a day cruise or fishing charter, and you’ll discover the coastal mountains of Southcentral and Southeast Alaska are among the best places in the world to experience glacier calving. Much of the low­er reach­es of the ice are cov­ered in dirt and rocks that have been scoured off of the neigh­bor­ing moun­tains on the slow jour­ney from Denal­i’s (Mt. The reason? Visit September to April to see the Northern Lights, Best Northern Lights Viewing Spots Near Anchorage, How to Travel to Alaska in January and February, The Best Large Family & Group Vacations in Alaska, How to Get from Anchorage to Your Cruise Port in Whittier or Seward (or the reverse!). Just 15 miles…. Dur­ing the busy climb­ing sea­son, there can be… One of the most acces­si­ble glac­i­ers in Alas­ka, it can be reached by hik­ing a few miles up a rel­a­tive­ly easy trail. But to expe­ri­ence that…. The only challenge: McCarthy-Kennicott is pretty remote—an 8-hour drive from Anchorage or a 2-hour flight. This 13-mile-long river of ice descends from the immense Juneau Icefield into a berg-strewn lake only minutes from downtown Juneau. Car, train, or group tour. Focus on Denali & Kenai Fjords. Want some dra­mat­ic scenery? It is the larg­er of the two glac­i­ers, and if con­di­tions are good you can come with­in 1⁄2 mile of the face. The Sep­tem­ber 9,…, The two includ­ed pho­tographs were tak­en on the north­east side of Wachusett Inlet, Saint Elias Moun­tains, Alas­ka. It’s also one of the most studied glaciers in the state: a National Science Foundation project is three-dimensionally mapping its flow. Highlights plus less visited destinations. Overwhelmed by choices? The only glac­i­er in South­east Alas­ka acces­si­ble by road, Mendenhall’s grand edi­fice plunges from the immense Juneau Ice­field, dropping…. There are a lot of them. This very pop­u­lar glac­i­er lies just beyond the end of a flat, well-main­tained trail up a nar­row, glac­i­er-scoured val­ley south of the Portage Lake. Numerous glaciers and ice fields occupy the mountain ranges of Alaska, and the processes of glaciation and deglaciation have influenced much of the state's landscape. 7-10 days is the most common. Here you have a glimpse into the edge of the Hard­ing Ice­field. At the very least, it’s a great excuse to drive the Glenn Highway. Stops include Seward (Kenai Fjords), Girdwood, Whittier & Spencer Glacier, Stops include Wasilla, Talkeetna, Denali National Park & Fairbanks. Fig 3. There are at least 38 rivers of ice or glac­i­ers that flow out of the Hard­ing Ice­field. Hike on Spencer Glacier with Ascending Path as your Guide. You can stop along the shore, pitch a tent and enjoy the soli­tude and scenic views for a day or two. The mag­nif­i­cent coast­line of Kenai Fjords is steep val­leys that were carved by glac­i­ers in retreat. There are some glaciers you can drive to, but very few that you can stroll to. Just a 2.5-hour drive from Anchorage, the Matanuska Glacier sits off the scenic but less-traveled Glenn Highway. These gleam­ing val­ley glac­i­ers perch in the moun­tains above Portage Val­ley, easy to view from high­way pull­outs.  ...more. The classic Alaska Cruise, offered by such companies as Holland America, Princess, and Royal Caribbean. From May to late August, you may see loons, mer­gansers, gold­en eyes, and arc­tic terns fly­ing through here on their migra­tion routes. It’s not as active as either Cas­cade or…. Explore the glac­i­er, vis­it the muse­um, and go for a boat ride. The 1905 pho­to­graph shows that Tobog­gan Glac­i­er was thin­ning and retreat­ing and was sur­round­ed by a large bedrock barren… Jump To | Map | By Road or Rail | Hike, Bike or Ski | Boat Cruises | Flightseeing & Glacial Landings. You’ll never run out of glacial viewing options.  ...more, These three pho­tographs show the sig­nif­i­cant changes that Tazli­na Glac­i­er has under­gone in recent years. There is a short ranger-led walk dai­ly at 11am and 3pm, from Memo­r­i­al Day through Labor Day. This glac­i­er emerges from a gorge beyond the head of Eklut­na Lake, at the end of a mul­ti-use trail deep…, To see the glac­i­er, you have to trav­el into the gorge, a 26-mile round-trip from the trail­head over a most­ly flat mul­ti-use trail. Nine national park units in Alaska contain glaciers. Look for lat­er­al moraines on the sides of the glac­i­er and the ter­mi­nal moraine at the toe of the glac­i­er… You’ll know the ter­mi­nus of the Ruth when you see it: the con­tor­tions of earth and ice resemble… One quarter of Alaska’s glaciers - more than 4.5 million acres - can be found within Alaska’s national parks. This tide­wa­ter glac­i­er may be a bit of sleep­ing giant. The North and South Sawyer Glaciers are tidewater glaciers at the head of Tracy Arm, a 27-mile long inlet 50 miles south of Juneau. In this series of pho­tos from June of 2002, Bruce Mol­nia of the USGS doc­u­ment­ed the advanc­ing ter­mi­nus of Hub­bard Glac­i­er and the chan­nel cut into the top of its push moraine that blocked the mouth of Rus­sell Fiord. There’s a Forest Service Visitor Center overlooking the lake and glacier, which has a large aerial map of the icefield, an informational video and spotting scopes ($3). Some­times, a bay clear of ice can fill up in less than an hour. Only a short hike on a flat trail south of Portage Lake near the head of Turnagain Arm, Byron dominates its own gorge-like valley, offering a rugged, remote atmosphere that feels as though you’ve traveled deep into the backcountry. If enjoying the views isn’t enough, directly across from the lodge is the office of Kennicott Wilderness Guides. The ice­field may be a rem­nant of the Pleis­tocene ice mass­es once cov­er­ing half of Alas­ka. From here… Luckily, we have compiled a list of some of the best glacier tours and have categorized each experience by sea, air, or land. Nat­u­ral­ist and author John Muir first made his way to Alas­ka in 1879, where he went to explore Glac­i­er Bay. Most climb­ing expe­di­tions begin here. Book entire boat for your family or group, or opt to bunk with other guests. The slower cruising boats, on the other hand, spend more time at the glaciers they visit, and those trips often include Blackstone Bay, where you can listen to the creaking and cracking ice while eating prime rib and king crab. Talk about natural drama: This is probably Alaska’s best roadside glacier, because it's the only one where you are almost guaranteed to see calving. Bal­ti­more Glac­i­er has con­tin­ued to retreat and thin. Popular Alaska Itineraries Using In-State Airlines, Anchorage to Denali National Park Driving Map, Most people book a day-trip on a marine tour, How tidewater glaciers behave (technical), Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site, Johns Hopkins Glacier: One of Few Advancing Glacier. This dramatic tongue of ice descends from the massive Harding Ice Field to a visitor center with curated trail system, located inside the only portion of Kenai Fjords National Park reachable by road. The Alaska App. You enter the Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac­i­er — the world’s deep­est. From the left the three are Prospect, Spoon and Por­cu­pine glac­i­ers. The first pho­to­graph by D.F. There are stories of people finding salmon stranded in the forest, washed 20 to 30 feet from the river by these glacier tsunamis. Twin Sawyer Glaciers in Tracy Arm. You can also book excursions for kayaking, fishing, flightseeing, and more. Note the fresh moraine deposits on the val­ley floor. The total elevation gain is about 3,000 feet, but the trail is mostly gradual and popular for backpackers and day-hikers, especially from July until snowfall. Rent a car and travel independently on a set itinerary, with lodging and tours booked in advance. You’ll stare in dis­be­lief at… Three intimidating walls of ice surround boats that pull close to the glaciers. Part of the tide­wa­ter glac­i­er is locat­ed in Reid Inlet with­in Glac­i­er Bay Nation­al Park in Alas­ka, while the oth­er side can be found in the Grand Pacif­ic Pass in British Colum­bia, Cana­da. The North and South Sawyer Glaciers are tidewater glaciers at the head of Tracy Arm, a … ...more. This glac­i­er used to wreak hav­oc on the Mat-Su Val­ley, advanc­ing every win­ter and damming up a lake that would flood each sum­mer. Keep an eye out for sum­mer­time ice-climbers at this most impres­sive road­side glac­i­er. Look for the his­tor­i­cal sign describ­ing the rapid advance of Black Rapids Glac­i­er. And while this mind-blogging spot near Mt. They will equip you with crampons for a guided walk on the nearby Root Glacier. This glac­i­er calves a lot. Most have no names. Being able to walk up to any glac­i­er is a stun­ning expe­ri­ence, and this big boy is the biggest,….  ...more, You enter the Shel­don Amphithe­atre, named after a bush pilot who built a view­ing hut here on the glac­i­er before it became a nation­al park. Con­tact Cor­do­va Ranger Dis­trict for cur­rent venders pro­vid­ing trans­porta­tion options to the far side. You will be reward­ed through­out the… If you’re looking for more of an adventure, take the Harding Icefield Trail, which climbs 3,500 feet in 4 miles, and gives great views of the glacier. You can get there by taking a narrated bus tour, but you can also go on your own: A taxi to the glacier costs $35 one way, while a shuttle bus is just $8 each way. Alder has become estab­lished on the hill slopes, but is dif­fi­cult to see from the pho­to loca­tion. More than four miles wide at its terminus, Matanuska is so massive that the water flowing out of its snout forms the roaring Matanuska River. It’s not as active as either Cas­cade or Bar­ry, but it packs enough punch to awak­en even the deep­est sleep­er when it cracks and thun­ders just a quar­ter mile away from camp. You can also take a guided hike of this area. Beloit Glac­i­er fluc­tu­ates betwen 125 and 250 feet high at water’s edge depend­ing on recent calv­ing activ­i­ty. Other well-known glaciers in the Park include Johns Hopkins, Reid, Carroll and Lamplugh glaciers. Alaska may be the best place in the world to witness this spectacular phenomena. Stephens Glac­i­er is one of many Alaskan glac­i­ers that is rapid­ly shrink­ing. Can be seen from a day cruise, or Inside Passage Alaska cruise, Campgrounds, RV Parks & Public Use Cabins. Discover the optimal month due to daylight, temperature, and rain. The Forest Service also maintains several trails. We're open for appointments Tuesday through Friday, June 23-26 … This display of immense natural violence fills the senses. BRUCE F. MOLNIA. Traveling south from Anchorage, the train makes a brief stop in Girdwood, … The Kennicott Glacier Lodge looks out over undulating piles of rock and silt, as well as the moraine on top of the ice. Today, the rock is not only exposed, but the glac­i­er has pulled back away from it anoth­er sev­er­al hun­dred feet.  ...more, A pop­u­lar place for cruis­es and kayak­ing. Tebenkof Glac­i­er is named for Mikhail Demitrievich Tebenkof. Let us simplify it for you, How much does an Alaska summer vacation cost? Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980, enlarged and designated as the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, covering an … View Items on Map. Although it reced­ed through­out much of the twen­ti­eth century,…. The Copper River flows into and past the Childs, undercutting the face and causing continuous calving—and we mean continuous: during the summer, it happens about every 15 minutes. Hig­gins, is an August 6, 1909 view of the then retreat­ing north­ern part of the ter­mi­nus. It’s easy to spend a couple days out here, thanks to the great lodges—not the big, cruise-circuit lodges, but intimate, family-run places that attract independent-minded travelers. Southeast Alaska has just one glacier accessible by road, but it makes up for its novelty in being extremely accessible: you can even take a cab here pretty easily. There are some glac­i­ers you can dri­ve to, but very few that you can stroll to. You can hike on your own or join a Forest Service employee for an interpretive hike; there are two trails, both gravel-surfaced, which are 2.6 and 6.8 miles round trip. See any dark specs on the sur­face of the glac­i­er?  ...more, Tebenkof Glac­i­er is named for Mikhail Demitrievich Tebenkof. By Water Glacier & Wildlife Cruises, Sea Kayaking, Rafting, Canoeing, and Jet Skiing Record heat in Alaska melts glaciers, hints at bigger problems that … Glacier Bay has more than 50 named glaciers, as well as two major arms: East Arm and West Arm. Walk the low­er trail to get a good pho­to in front of the glac­i­er face. In the right conditions, however, your ship might be able to get within 1/2 mile of the face. The Ice Age hasn’t ended in Alaska! Vis­it on a kayak trip or day cruise from Seward. The narrow gorge has the raw, wild feel of a defile far from civilization.  ...more, Coxe Glac­i­er forms a dra­mat­ic and noisy back­drop to Black Sand Beach. Alaska glaciers are incredible to see, and incredibly easy to reach. Plus, it’s one of the easiest “walk-up” glaciers in the state, with a short paved hike to a viewing platform. How to See Alaska's Fjords and Glaciers | Best Fjords in Alaska | … One of the most beautiful glaciers in Alaska accessible by car. 2-5 day small ship explorations. The most intimate multi-day cruise option. One hun­dred and fifty years ago the val­ley now occu­pied by the ship facil­i­ty and cor­rec­tion­al cen­ter was filled with the ice of God­win Glac­i­er.  ...more, This is your vir­tu­al class­room in glacia­tion. This some­what stren­u­ous day-trip over a grav­el ATV route takes you deep into the back­coun­try in just a few hours, with great pho­tog­ra­phy and a chance to see the rav­ages of climate Your must-have activity guide + map while in Alaska. Receding rapidly, its face is now covered with rocky moraine. Look up, and you shall see. From this van­tage point, you can see the three types of Alaska…. Your must-have activity guide + map while in Alaska. Set between Anchorage and Denali, Spencer bends the road-accessible glacier definition just a little: the only way to see it is by rail. The sheer ice walls, deep blue holes (called moulins) and creaking ice make it an unforgettable experience. One of the most vis­it­ed nat­ur­al attrac­tions along the Richard­son High­way, this four-mile-long glac­i­er descends almost to pave­ment and is easy to approach on foot. Depending upon the time of year and snow cover, Eklutna’s toe can be quite treacherous (but beautiful) with headwalls, rock slides and fins of ice. This white rib­bon of ice merges with the much larg­er Ken­ni­cott Glac­i­er only a mile or so north­west of the his­toric mill town of Ken­necott in Wrangell St. Elias Nation­al Park. A half-mile wide, the glacier feeds Mendenhall Lake, which stays pretty placid: While there are some icebergs in the lake, the face ranges from 5 to 200 feet tall, so you can’t expect booming calving action. He pub­lished no known account of his voyage. Discover the optimal month due to daylight, temperature, and rain. Sur­prise also seems to cre­ate its own weath­er; it can be clear around here even when it’s cloudy every­where else in the area. Based on the most recent comprehensive survey in 2011, there were about 27,000 glaciers in Alaska. Glacial flour? It’s a fam­i­ly-friend­ly recre­ation des­ti­na­tion fea­tur­ing camp­ing, hik­ing, glac­i­er explo­ration, nature walks, pad­dling and sight­see­ing. You’ll cross it 35 miles up it, at an ele­va­tion of 5500 feet above sea lev­el. Grand Pacif­ic Glac­i­er can actu­al­ly be found in two coun­tries. Ice siz­zle? Look down Col­lege Fjord to Har­vard and Yale Glac­i­ers, 20 miles away. How snowy can it get here? Take a cruise from Seward and envi­sion the entire­ty of of North­west­ern Fjord filled with ice, as you make your way There are also beau­ti­ful ice caves and rivulets to see, but be care­ful not to walk too far onto the ice of this tempt­ing glac­i­er. The face is up to 400 feet tall, and icebergs 3 to 4 stories in height aren’t uncommon. The glac­i­er is very acces­si­ble on a kayak tour or day cruise from Seward. 2. of Alaska, about 5 percent of the State. By. GLACIERS OF ALASKA. Alpine glac­i­ers keep their ice in the alpine region of a moun­tain and don’t descend to a val­ley floor or the tide­wa­ter’s edge. These three pho­tographs show the sig­nif­i­cant changes that Tazli­na Glac­i­er has under­gone in recent years. Or, totally immerse yourself in the sound on a multi-day small ship cruise or private yacht charter. Mendenhall Glacier. Located 12 miles outside of Juneau, Mendenhall Glacier gets more than 400,000 visitors each year. On a sunny day, the photography is outstanding, in a locale that’s as wild and exotic as it gets. A visitor center operated by the U.S. Forest Service is open year-round with spectacular views and interactive exhibits, plus you’ll find great hiking to waterfalls and overlooks for photography. Glacier Terminology Ablation the retreat and degradation of glaciers Advance glacier flow exceeds ablation and the terminus extends beyond its … Perhaps you’ve heard a glacier referred to as a “river of ice.” It turns out that this definition isn’t too far from reality!Glaciers can be defined in a few ways. In the 1980s, the lagoon was des­ig­nat­ed as the Ped­er­sen Lagoon Wildlife Sanc­tu­ary, a 1,700-acre sanc­tu­ary meant to pre­serve and pro­tect the area’s wildlife and land. Both of these pho­tographs were tak­en from the same loca­tion in Nuka Pas­sage, about 6 kilo­me­ters (3.7 miles) south of…, Both of these pho­tographs were tak­en from the same loca­tion in Nuka Pas­sage, about 6 kilo­me­ters (3.7 miles) south of the posi­tion of the 1909 ter­mi­nus of the glac­i­er. With a gorge deep­er than the Grand Canyon, and glacial ice 3,800 feet deep, it’s hard to find a…. Generally, by the time you can see green vegetation in the chutes and bowls near ridge tops, most of the white, icy masses on looming slopes will be bona-fide hanging glaciers rather than just late-melting snow. Ped­er­sen Glac­i­er, locat­ed in Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park, reced­ed through­out the 20th cen­tu­ry expos­ing Ped­er­sen Spit and Ped­er­sen Lagoon. Exit Glacier is not huge, but it looks big up close, so it makes a great place for photos. This ice­field is the main fea­ture of the Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park. Byron descends from the same ice field that feeds both Portage Glac­i­er on the lake and Black­stone Glac­i­er in Prince William Sound. Travel on a set itinerary with lodging and tours booked in advance. Set between Anchor­age and Denali, Spencer bends the road-acces­si­ble glac­i­er def­i­n­i­tion just a…. A few hun­dred feet above the boat, you’ll see North­land Glac­i­er perched atop sheer rock. The state recre­ation site fea­tures park­ing, pit toi­lets, drink­ing water, pic­nic sites and a shel­ter, all close to small lake. You see rock ridges deposit­ed everywhere…. Though the glacier finally slipped from easy view in the 1990s and became largely a tour boat destination in summer, Portage continues to generate icebergs that ground within sight of lakeshore parking. If getting close isn’t enough, you can also join a guiding company for a glacier hike, ice climbing class or rafting trip (with the option of either scenic or whitewater routes). In a few views, some of this sed­i­ment can be seen in con­tact with the bedrock on the wall of the fjord. For convenience, all glaciers of Alaska should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glaciers of Alaska. You can see… More of Alaska -- more than 100 times more -- is covered by glacier ice than is settled by human beings. At over 550 meters thick at some points and cov­er­ing an area of 400 square miles, this glac­i­er is a sight to behold, whether from a boat or the sky. Find a great over­look near the 3,880-foot Crow Pass, about three miles from the Crow Pass trail­head in Girdwood. Find how many days you need based on what you want to see and do in Alaska. Go to sea on a day cruise or fishing charter, and you’ll discover the coastal mountains of Southcentral and Southeast Alaska are among the best places in the world to experience glacier calving. The dividing…, Like its name implies, Cas­cade twists steeply down a moun­tain­side into the west side of Bar­ry Arm. Choose a round-trip Inside passage or one-way Gulf of Alaska Cruise. You’ll feel like you can reach and out touch the… (Otherwise, you might be no closer than 12 miles.). You’ve likely seen those iconic glacier images, with hunks of ice crashing into the ocean. Talk about a room with a glac­i­er view: This is the only glac­i­er in the state with a hotel…. The Alaska Railroad is your transportation method. Plan your journey with this gorgeous printed map. With a gorge deeper than the Grand Canyon, and glacial ice 3,800 feet deep, it’s hard to find a more impressive alpine glacier environment than this in Alaska. Find how many days you need based on what you want to see and do in Alaska. The main street in Ken­ni­cott turns into a well-main­tained, 4‑mile-long hik­ing trail just out­side of town. Indeed, there is some comfort in the fact that you can’t get any closer. Self-drive vacations. If you can’t get enough snow, this spot is for you: Just 28 miles from Valdez, the Wor­thing­ton Glacier…. The spectacular Kennicott Glacier dominates the vista from the historic copper mill town of Kennecott and the decks of the Kennicott Glacier Lodge, 4.5 miles from the end of the McCarthy Road inside Wrangell St. Elias National Park. An inter­me­di­ate age pho­to­graph shows the glac­i­er on Sep­tem­ber 4, 2000. Self-drive vacations. In the pho­to you can see the retreating…. Most day cruises take between four and five hours, but there are two distinct types of cruises, and they offer different experiences: You’ll see more glaciers on the high-speed catamarans—such as the Surprise Glacier in Harriman Fjord, which some people think is the best calving glacier in the sound. Catch a cruise from Seward, or go kayaking! Wor­thing­ton Glac­i­er State Recre­ation Site is made up of 113 acres, and includes one of the most vis­it­ed spots in the Cop­per Riv­er Basin, Wor­thing­ton Glac­i­er. Guides offer activities such as sea kayaking and rafting, hiking and climbing. Know what to look for from afar and up close, Some of the most impres­sive glac­i­ers in Alas­ka are sur­pris­ing­ly accessible, Most Alaskan cruis­es include a vis­it to a tide­wa­ter glac­i­er — here are the best. Field shows the calv­ing ter­mi­nus of Lam­plugh Glac­i­er extend­ing to with­in 0.5 miles of the pho­to point. Gor­geous Portage Glac­i­er lies just 48 miles south of Anchor­age. On clear days, you can see the alpine ice falls on Mount Blackburn (16,390 feet) at the head of the glacier. If you want to spend a whole morning or afternoon near the Ruth Glacier, K2 Aviation offers a guided hiking experience to Moraine Lake: You’ll land on a floatplane on a glacial lake on the edge of the Ruth Glacier, and then take a guided hike with the massive Ruth Glacier as your backdrop. What you’re able to see of the Muldrow Glac­i­er from the park road is actu­al­ly just the tip of…, What you’re able to see of the Muldrow Glac­i­er from the park road is actu­al­ly just the tip of a 32 mile long riv­er of frozen ice. Read their respec­tive cap­tions for…. It is the easiest glacier to visit in Southeast Alaska, and one of the most popular glaciers in the state. Here’s where to find Alaska’s glac­i­ers – the slow-mov­ing rivers of ice that make for some of the most beau­ti­ful nat­ur­al attractions, The 13 most acces­si­ble and spec­tac­u­lar glac­i­ers out of over 30,000, Some of the most impres­sive glac­i­ers in Alas­ka are sur­pris­ing­ly accessible, Most Alaskan cruis­es include a vis­it to a tide­wa­ter glac­i­er — here are the best. Look for three alpine glac­i­ers back in Thumb Cove. Many peo­ple camp on the out­er beach near Bear Glac­i­er, and enjoy the glac­i­er views in the back­ground. ...more, Just a 10 to 15 minute dri­ve out of Seward, you can hike right up to the Kenai Fjords…. In fact, you can walk almost right up to the face of it in 30 minutes, by way of the Edge of the Glacier Trail. The tide­wa­ter glac­i­er has been grow­ing rough­ly 30 feet per year for the last few decades, and has joined and sep­a­rat­ed from Grand Pacif­ic Glac­i­er over the past twen­ty-five years. There’s also a self-guided audio tour on The Alaska App, narrated by the Park Service’s chief interpretive ranger. Gustavus is the gateway to Glacier Bay National Park, the most stunning place in Alaska to witness a fiord system newly exposed by retreating ice. Formed dur­ing the ice age some 20,000 years ago, the Hard­ing Ice­field is 30 miles wide by 50 miles long and in places pre­sumed to be 3000 – 5000 feet thick. A pair of south­west-look­ing pho­tographs, both tak­en from the same loca­tion adja­cent to Lam­plugh Glac­i­er, show the changes which have occurred at the low­er end of Lamplugh’s inlet dur­ing the 62 years between August 1941 and Sep­tem­ber 8, 2003. Read their respec­tive cap­tions for more information. Not as active as either Cas­cade or… convenience, all close to this alaska glaciers map can seen! Days, it nonethe­less deserves note because one of many Alaskan glac­i­ers that is rapid­ly shrink­ing iconic glacier,! 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