Information About

Hanging Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hanging Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 51' 11.002" N,
138 ° 57' 27" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

2556 ft (779.07 m)

Hanging Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at 595045N, 1385330W, trends W to 1961 terminus 1 mi. NE of Nunatak Fiord and 33 mi. NE. of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1906 by Tarr (1909, fig. 4). This is one of many glaciers of this type in the Yakutat Bay area, such as Cataract Glacier, Cascading Glacier, and Toboggan Glacier. Because of glacial erosion by the main valley glacier, the tributary glaciers often "hang" above the main valley.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-3 (1959), Yakutat D-3 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-3 SW (2017),
Places Near Hanging Glacier
Bays:

Nunatak Fiord,

Capes:

Punta Cascales,

Glaciers:

Art Lewis Glacier, Butler Glacier, Cascading Glacier, East Nunatak Glacier, Hanging Glacier, Hidden Glacier, West Nunatak Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Aylesworth, Mount Draper, Mount Jette, The Nunatak, Mount Pinta,