Alaska Gazetteer
Twentyseven Mile Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Twentyseven Mile Glacier places it within the AK 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Twentyseven Mile Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | Heads 2 mi. S of Girls Mtn., trends SE to its terminus, 1.5 mi. NW of Thompson Pass and 17 mi. E of Valdez, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "Named in 1960 by H. W. Coulter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ""because the glacier is about twentyseven miles up the Richardson Highway from Valdez.""" |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1528625488 |
| Longitude: | -145.7840271 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Twentyseven Mile Glacier: Twentyseven Mile Glacier.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Twentyseven Mile Glacier does not include property ownership information.
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Wortmanns, AK
(3.1 miles SSW) Ptarmigan, AK (6 miles ENE) |
Old Valdez, AK
(16.3 miles W) |
