West Fork Glacier

West Fork Glacier is a valley glacier in the Alaska Range within Denali National Park and Preserve. Beginning at Anderson Pass, it extends eastward and feeds the West Fork of the Chulitna River at its source, making it part of the Chulitna headwaters. It is one of three glaciers in Alaska called West Fork Glacier and one of two in the Alaska Range with that name. Here, the name refers to its position in the river system rather than to a separate settlement or landmark. Nearby Traleika Glacier received its name in 1945 from Bradford Washburn, who said it came from a Susitna word meaning "great one" or "high one."

Cantwell, Alaska · United States