Information About

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 48' 24.001" N,
137 ° 15' 1.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Tributary to

Johns Hopkins Inlet

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

1811 ft (551.99 m)

Johns Hopkins Glacier in Detail.

Getting There

While Gustavus is closer Haines is going to be your best option for traveling to î¬ Johns Hopkins Glacier if you're not on a cruise ship, or don't need to get there on a boat.

About

Johns Hopkins Glacier sits inside Glacier Bay National Park, heads on east slope of Lituya Mountain and trends west to head of Johns Hopkins Inlet and 56 miles northwest of Gustavus, or 66 miles southwest of Haines.

History

Named in 1893 by H. F. Reid (1896, p. 423) for the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., chartered in 1869 and opened in 1876.

Johns Hopkins Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Johns Hopkins Glacier.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-4 (1961), Mount Fairweather D-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Johns Hopkins Glacier

Bays:

Crillon Inlet, Johns Hopkins Inlet,

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, Gilman Glacier, Hoonah Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Jones Glacier, Kadachan Glacier, Lituya Glacier, Lookout Glacier, Margerie Glacier, North Crillon Glacier, South Crillon Glacier, Topeka Glacier, Toyatte Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Bay Peak, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Crillon, Mount Dagelet, Grassy Mountain, Mount Klooch, Lituya Mountain, Mount Orville, Mount Salisbury, Mount Turner, Mount Wilbur, Mount Wright,

Mountain Ranges:

Fairweather Range,

Ridges:

Valleys: