Glacier
LeConte Glacier
Tidewater glacier southeast of Petersburg in the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Glacier type
- Tidewater
- Viewing access
- Boat
- Viewing notes
- Boat tours from Petersburg and Wrangell; no walk-on access from a developed trail.
- Walk on allowed
- No
- Calving activity
- True
LeConte Glacier is a tidewater glacier about 20 miles southeast of Petersburg, often reached by boat charter from Petersburg or Wrangell. It calves into LeConte Bay; icebergs sometimes drift into Frederick Sound. There is no developed trail on the ice. Viewing is from the water; local operators run day trips when conditions allow.
Location
In pictures
Photography · Boating
Sources
- Tongass National Forest GlaciersUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-06
- Travel Alaska, Inside PassageTravel Alaska
Last updated 2026-11-06