Miles Glacier
Southern portion Copper River showing the location of Miles Glacier
Miles Glacier terminating into Miles Lake as photographed in August 2018.
Miles Glacier is a 30 miles (48 km)-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Goat Mountain and 33 miles (53 km) north of Katalla. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.[1]
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Coordinates: 60°37′17″N 144°07′08″W / 60.6213889°N 144.1188889°W
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