Information About

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

Tributary to:

Johns Hopkins Inlet

Length:

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation:

1811 ft (551.99 m)

About

Johns Hopkins Glacier sits inside Glacier Bay National Park, heads on east slope of Lituya Mountain and trends west to head of Johns Hopkins Inlet and 56 miles northwest of Gustavus, or 66 miles southwest of Haines.

Getting To Johns Hopkins Glacier

While Gustavus is closer Haines is going to be your best option for traveling to î¬ Johns Hopkins Glacier if you're not on a cruise ship, or don't need to get there on a boat.

History of Johns Hopkins Glacier

Named in 1893 by H. F. Reid (1896, p. 423) for the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., chartered in 1869 and opened in 1876.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-4 (1961), Mount Fairweather D-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Johns Hopkins Glacier

Bays:

Crillon Inlet, Johns Hopkins Inlet,

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, Gilman Glacier, Hoonah Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Jones Glacier, Kadachan Glacier, Lituya Glacier, Lookout Glacier, Margerie Glacier, North Crillon Glacier, South Crillon Glacier, Topeka Glacier, Toyatte Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Bay Peak, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Crillon, Mount Dagelet, Grassy Mountain, Mount Klooch, Lituya Mountain, Mount Orville, Mount Salisbury, Mount Turner, Mount Wilbur, Mount Wright,

Mountain Ranges:

Fairweather Range,

Ridges:

Valleys:

Johns Hopkins Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Johns Hopkins Glacier.