Scott Glacier (Alaska)

TypeMountain glacier

LocationValdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Coordinates60°41′46″N 145°10′37″W / 60.69611°N 145.17694°W / 60.69611; -145.17694

Area25 miles² (64 km²)

Scott Glacier
Scott Glacier
Interactive map of Scott Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
Coordinates	60°41′46″N 145°10′37″W / 60.69611°N 145.17694°W / 60.69611; -145.17694
Area	25 miles2 (64 km2)
Length	15 miles (24 km)
Lowest elevation	2,583 ft (787 m)

Scott Glacier is a 15-mile-long (24 km) glacier located in the Chugach Mountains, near Cordova, Alaska. It begins at 60°44′31″N 145°04′20″W / 60.74194°N 145.07222°W / 60.74194; -145.07222 and trends southwest to 60°37′11″N 145°23′09″W / 60.61972°N 145.38583°W / 60.61972; -145.38583, 13 miles (21 km) east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".^[1]