Geology and mineral deposits of Glacier Basin and vicinity, Wrangell district, southeastern Alaska

Open-File Report 44-87
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Abstract

Glacier Basin is on the mainland of southeastern Alaska about 13 miles east of Wrangell (see fig. 1) and is about 10 miles by trail and by boat across Lake Virginia from tidewater (see fig. 2). A Forest Service trail starts from Eastern Passage a few hundred feet north of the mouth of Mill Creek and loads east to the west end of Lake Virginia distance of about 1 mile. It is about 2 miles across Lake Virginia to the start of a blazed trail, at the southeast end of the lake (see fig. 2), to Glacier Basin. The trail is about 6 1/2 miles long and follows the valley of Glacier Creek. It rises from an altitude of 110 feet at Lake Virginia to an altitude of about 2,000 feet in Glacier Basin. The trail is in very poor condition and travel on it is difficult.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geology and mineral deposits of Glacier Basin and vicinity, Wrangell district, southeastern Alaska
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 44-87
DOI 10.3133/ofr4487
Year Published 1944
Language English
Description Report: 12 p.; 2 Figures: 16.07 x 10.45 inches and 24.38 x 32.08 inches
Country United States
State Alaska
Other Geospatial Glacier Basin, Wrangell district
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