The Worthington Glacier is a valley glacier located adjacent to Thompson Pass in the southeastern mainland section of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Geography

Worthington Glacier is Located on the Richardson Highway at milepost east of Valdez, it was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1968. The Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site, a roadside park operated by the state of Alaska, offers a view of the glacier, and it is acclaimed as one of the remaining U.S. glaciers that is accessible by paved highway. Like most of Alaska's glaciers, this glacier has been steadily retreating for the last 150 years, but not as dramatically as many others.

Worthington Glacier

See also

Mount Billy Mitchell (Chugach Mountains) Girls Mountain

Worthington Glacier

References

External links

Worthington Glacier National Park Service

Glaciers of Alaska

Glaciers of Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Glaciers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska

National Natural Landmarks in Alaska

Worthington Glacier