Information About

Moser Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Moser Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 34' 36.998" N,
139 ° 2' 21.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

1.4 mi (2.25 km)

Elevation

1020 ft (310.9 m)

Moser Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Crescent Mtn., and trends W to 1961 terminus at head of Moser Creek, 24 mi. E of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) for Lieutenant Commander Jefferson Franklin Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), 1848-1934, who, as commander of the Fish Commission streamer Albatross, made a reconnaissance trip to this region in 1901.