Information About

Muir Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 6' 16.999" N,
136 ° 22' 55.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

1322 ft (402.95 m)

Muir Glacier in Detail.

About

In Glacier Bay National Monument, heads about 9 mi. S of Mount Harris, trends SE to Muir Inlet, 6 mi. NW of Westdahl Point and 77 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named about 1880 for John Muir, 1834-1918, the American naturalist and conservationist who discovered this glacier on his 1879 trip to Alaska.

Muir Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Muir Glacier.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-4 (1961), Skagway A-4 (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Muir Glacier

Bays:

Queen Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Le Blondeau Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Tsirku Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 154, Boundary Peak 155, Mount Brock, Mount Cadell, Gable Mountain, Mount Harris, Mount Merriam, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks, Idaho Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Cottonwood Creek, Nugget Creek,