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Mendenhall Glacier
- Area
- 47.61 km²
- Lowest point
- 41 m
- Tonight
- 21°FClear · Wind 15–25 mph E
Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska, United States covers 47.6 km² and spans 41–1,515 m above sea level.
All facts
- Highest point
- 1,515 m
Mendenhall Glacier 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 21.1 × 21.1 km
Mendenhall Glacier topographic map
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.
Mendenhall Glacier elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Mendenhall Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Mendenhall Glacier: size and slope
Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.
- Vertical range
- 1,474 m
- Mean slope
- 6°
- Faces
- southwestmostly in sun
Mendenhall Glacier weather
Today · Clear · 21 / 31°F (-6 / -1°C) · Wind 15 mph E
Mendenhall Glacier forecast for about 898 m.
- Today21°31°–15 mph E
- Sat23°32°–15–20 mph NE
- Sun23°32°2%0–5 mph NE
- Mon22°32°7%0–5 mph N
- Tue24°35°–10 mph NE
- Wed23°35°–5–10 mph NE
- Thu24°33°12%0–5 mph NE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:59 UTC.
Slope
Share of the 21.1 × 21.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 26.6% of the 445 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,046 m low point 17 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 10.5 km of Mendenhall Glacier.
Summit list 4
- 1Mount Wrather1,783 m 3.0 km SE
- 2Glacier Grub Tower1,383 m 3.9 km SE
- 3Stroller White Mountain1,558 m 4.9 km SW
- 4McGinnis Mountain1,282 m 7.5 km SW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.5 km; 547 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Nootka Lupine325
- Dwarf Fireweed264
- Northern Groundcone263
- Bog wintergreen196
- Goatsbeard162
- Green alder143
Where Mendenhall Glacier sits
- Range
- American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119Coast Mountains30Boundary Ranges5
- Region
- Alaska30United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Mendenhall Lake↑9.7 km SSW
Devils PawPeak · 2,616 m↑47 km ENE
Tagish Lake655 m↑136 km N
Chilkoot Pass1,067 m↑139 km NNW
Lamplugh Glacier↑142 km WNW
More in the Boundary Ranges 2
Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-13)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- 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)