Information About

Andrews Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Andrews Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 54' 45" N,
136 ° 20' 30.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

2306 ft (702.87 m)

Andrews Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends W to Plateau Glacier, 70 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.; 2 miles long.

History

Named by members of the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941, for Clarence Leroy Andrews, 1862-1948, who visited Muiri Inlet in 1892, 1903, and 1913 and published reports of his observations. He is also the author of many publications dealing largely with Alaskan history.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NE (2017),
Places Near Andrews Glacier
Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Hunter Cove, Queen Inlet, Sebree Cove, Stump Cove, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Caroline Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills,

Islands:

Lone Island, Sebree Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Cadell, Mount Favorite, Gable Mountain, Hugh Miller Mountain, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Mount Merriam, Pyramid Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

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

Valleys:

Ice Valley,