Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Features in a Glacial Landscape
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 1, 2026
1. Features in a Glacial Landscape Marker
From this vantage point you can spot and identify many features unique to a glacial landscape. Although the glacier has been retreating, it has left many clues of its former movement and present power.
BEACH with glacial rock deposits;
Blue-gray Glacial Silt in the lake water;
ROCK PENINSULA: scoured bedrock recently exposed;
SERACS: huge towers of ice; ICE FACE calves when the glacier melts;
CREVASSES: cracks formed when the glacier moves.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.
Location. 58° 25.024′ N, 134° 32.854′ W. Marker is in Juneau, Alaska, in Juneau Borough. It can be reached from Glacier Spur Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the Mendenhall Glacier Terrace View area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 Glacier Spur Rd, Juneau AK 99801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska, in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Valley Air Conditioned by Ice (here, next to this marker); Patterns in a Changing Landscape (a few steps from this marker); Recolonizing Plants Create Patterns of Change (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Naturally Designed for Salmon (about 600 feet away); A Flat Spot in the Forest (approx. 0.3 miles away); Presidential Party Visits Glacier (approx. 0.3 miles away); Water from a Rock (approx. 0.3 miles away); A View in Time (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juneau.
More about this marker. The marker contains a picture of the view from the marker and features mentioned on the marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 1, 2026
2. Features in a Glacial Landscape Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 1, 2026
3. Glacial Landscape at Mendenhall Valley
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
