Information About

Sumdum Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 47' 15.583" N,
133 ° 26' 54.91" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

4587 ft (1398.12 m)

Sumdum Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Mount Sumdum, trends SW to Powers Creek, 6 mi. E of Harbor I. and 50 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reportedly representing the booming sound of the icebergs as they break off from the glacier; published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Soundon."

Topo Maps

Sumdum D-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-5 (1994), Sumdum D-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Sumdum Glacier

Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Endicott Arm, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Tracy Arm, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Astley, Rock Point,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Harbor Island, Round Islet, Sumdum Island,

Lakes:

Icefall Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Taylor Lake, Upper Sweetheart Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Sumdum,

Rivers:

Chuck River,

Streams:

Powers Creek, Spruce Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,