Knik Glacier
The Knik Glacier is an ice field located 50 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains. The ice field averages over 25 miles long and over 5 miles across, making it one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska.Knik Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,093 feet
- Also known as: “Skitnu Li’a”
- Category: landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.3675° or 61° 22′ 3″ northLongitude
-148.29861° or 148° 17′ 55″ westElevation
2,093 feet (638 metres)Open location code
93HH9P92+2HGeoNames ID
5866526
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