Alaska Gazetteer
Harper Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Denali Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Harper Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | in Denali National Park, trends NE from Denali Pass on Denali to Harper Icefall, Alaska Range. 4 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921, p. 121-122) for Walter Harper, a son of Arthur Harper who was an early pioneer and who was ""the first man to make written reference to this mountain (McKinley [now Denali]), since Vancouver * * * in 1794."" Walter Harper, Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, Henry Karstens' and Robert Tatum made the ""first official ascent"" of Mount McKinley [now Denali] on June 7, 1913. See Denali." |
| Borough: | Denali Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.0894432068 |
| Longitude: | -150.97694397 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Harper Glacier: Harper Glacier.
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