Mendenhall Glacier Mountain Icefield Stock Photography

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. It extends from the Juneau Icefield, its source, to Mendenhall Lake and ultimately the Mendenhall River. Given that average yearly temperatures are currently increasing, and the outlook is for this trend to continue, it is actually possible that the glacier might experience a period of stabilization or slight advance during its retreating march.