Glacier · Alaska

McCarty Glacier

1,961 m6,434 ft

Area: 107.05 km²
Tonight: 25°FSnow showers · Wind 20–25 mph SE

McCarty Glacier in Alaska, United States covers 107.1 km² and spans 0–1,961 m above sea level.

All facts

Highest point: 1,961 m

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Glacier

McCarty Glacier: size and slope

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

Vertical range: 1,961 m
Mean slope: 11°

3D map

McCarty Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 28 × 28 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

McCarty 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

McCarty Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

McCarty Glacier weather

Today · Snow showers · 25 / 26°F (-4 / -3°C) · 44% chance of precipitation · Wind 20 mph SE

McCarty Glacier forecast for about 1,017 m.

Today25°26°44%20 mph SE
Sat27°33°91%15–25 mph SE
Sun24°34°91%0–15 mph S
Mon30°36°7%10–20 mph NW
Tue30°39°5%10–15 mph NW
Wed28°37°33%5–10 mph N
Thu30°36°67%5–10 mph N

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

Slope

Share of the 28 × 28 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 62% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

61.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

18.2%

Steep, 30–45°

13.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.0%

Steeper than 30°: 19.9% of the 784 km² view
Relief in view: 2,004 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 82.4%Water 5.0%Bare rock / sparse 4.2%Grassland 3.1%Moss & lichen 2.6%Trees 2.6%

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 14.0 km; 68 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Harbor Seal152
Steller Sea Lion46
Horned Puffin31
Black-legged Kittiwake30
Sea Otter27
Humpback Whale26

Where it sits

Where McCarty Glacier sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Hatcher Pass1,148 m221 km NNE

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGMcCarty 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