Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Juneau

Name: Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Address: 8510 Mendenhall Loop Rd, Juneau, 99801, United States
Telephone: +1 907-789-0097

#17 among attractions in Juneau

Geologic formation, Park, Tourist information, View point

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Facts and practical information

Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about 13.6 miles long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier and surrounding landscape is protected as part of the 5,815 acres Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, a federally designated unit of the Tongass National Forest. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 72 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 58°25'2"N, 134°32'46"W

Address

8510 Mendenhall Loop RdJuneau 99801 United States

Contact

+1 907-789-0097

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Day trips

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nugget Falls, Brotherhood Bridge, Chapel by the Lake, Salmon Creek Dam.

0.7 miN
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Nugget Falls, Juneau
19 min walk • Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Nugget Glacier, at the base of Bullard Mountain, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
3.8 miSW
Bridge
Brotherhood Bridge, Juneau
98 min walk • The Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge in Juneau, Alaska. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway over the Mendenhall River, acting as a demarcation point of sorts between the urban and rural portions of mainland Juneau.
4 miSW
Church
Chapel by the Lake, Juneau
103 min walk • Chapel by the Lake is a Presbyterian church in Auke Bay, Alaska. It was designed by Juneau-based architects Harold Foss and Linn A. Forrest. The construction lasted from 1954 to 1958.
7.3 miSE
Dam
Salmon Creek Dam, Juneau
187 min walk • The Salmon Creek Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Salmon Creek, 3 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska. Built in 1914, it is the world's first constant-angle arch variable radius dam.
4 miS
58°21'44"N • 134°34'37"W
Nugget Mall Juneau, Juneau
101 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.3 miS
Memorial
Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, Juneau
58 min walk • Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park is a sports facility complex in Juneau, Alaska, and adjacent to Floyd Dryden Middle School. It was named after Richard James Adair and Jimmy Earl Kennedy, two Juneau Police Department officers who died in the line of duty on April 17, 1979.
4.1 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
104 min walk • The University of Alaska Southeast is a public university with its main campus in Juneau, Alaska and extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.
7.1 miSW
Island
Coghlan Island, Juneau
180 min walk • Coghlan Island is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located in Stephens Passage, it is 1.2 miles south of Fairhaven and 11 miles northwest of the city of Juneau. It was named in 1885 by the U.S.