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Holgate Glacier

1,585 m5,200 ft

Area: 113.95 km²
Tonight: 22°FSnow showers · Wind 15–20 mph SE

Holgate Glacier in Alaska, United States covers 114.0 km² and spans 0–1,585 m above sea level.

All facts

Highest point: 1,585 m

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Glacier

Holgate Glacier: size and slope

Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.

Vertical range: 1,585 m
Mean slope: 7°

3D map

Holgate Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 25.7 × 25.7 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Holgate Glacier terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Holgate Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Holgate Glacier weather

Today · Snow showers · 22 / 24°F (-6 / -4°C) · 50% chance of precipitation · Wind 15 mph SE

Holgate Glacier forecast for about 1,280 m.

Today22°24°50%15 mph SE
Sat24°31°90%15–20 mph SE
Sun23°33°90%0–15 mph S
Mon28°35°1%10–15 mph NW
Tue28°39°4%10–15 mph NW
Wed26°36°34%5 mph NW
Thu28°34°65%5 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:30 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 25.7 × 25.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 69% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

69.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

14.8%

Steep, 30–45°

10.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.2%

Steeper than 30°: 15.7% of the 660 km² view
Relief in view: 1,973 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 85.7%Water 4.2%Grassland 3.6%Moss & lichen 2.5%Trees 2.4%Bare rock / sparse 1.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 12.9 km; 65 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Harbor Seal128
Sea Otter47
Wolverine36
Black-legged Kittiwake26
American Black Bear18
Kittlitz's Murrelet16

Where it sits

Where Holgate Glacier sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount DouglasPeak · 2,150 m230 km WSW

Downloads

Holgate Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGHolgate Glacier satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-26.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-26)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia