Information About

Walsh Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Walsh Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 55' 21" N,
141 ° 6' 45" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Length

48 mi (77.25 km)

Elevation

4380 ft (1335.02 m)

Walsh Glacier in Detail.

About

heads in Canada at about 605500N, 1404000W, trends W to Logan Glacier, 10 mi. SW of Mount George and 107 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1900 by J. F. McArthur for Major J. M. Walsh, Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Published in 1916 by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) on Sheet No. 36.