Bacon Glacier

TypeMountain glacier

LocationJuneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States

Coordinates58°38′59″N 133°48′29″W / 58.64972°N 133.80806°W / 58.64972; -133.80806

Bacon Glacier
Bacon Glacier
Interactive map of Bacon Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates	58°38′59″N 133°48′29″W / 58.64972°N 133.80806°W / 58.64972; -133.80806

Bacon Glacier is a glacier in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, US, close to the Canada–United States border. It drains into Bacon Creek.^[1] The glacier has an elevation of 2,611 feet (796 m), and is located at 58°39′00″N 133°48′29″W / 58.650°N 133.808°W / 58.650; -133.808.^[2] Like many other place names in Alaska, Bacon Glacier also reflects the importance of food to the early prospectors and miners who came up with many of those names.^[3]