Information About

Muir Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

Length:

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation:

1322 ft (402.95 m)

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 of Muir Glacier

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

Found on the following 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,

Muir Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Muir Glacier.