Information About

Jones Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 55' 45.001" N,
137 ° 8' 49.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

2.8 mi (4.51 km)

Elevation

4819 ft (1468.83 m)

Jones Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends E to its 1961 terminus, 1 mi. NW of Johns Hopkins Inlet, 2 mi. N of terminus of Toyatte Glacier, 82 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1936 by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Ernest L. Jones, 1876-1929, hydrographic and geodetic engineer and a member of the International Boundary Commission (IBC). Jones was a member of the U.S. Dept of Commercial Fisheries, 1913-15 and Superintendent and Director of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1915-20. He was the author of many publications, including several on Alaska.

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 NE (2017),

Places Near Jones Glacier

Bays:

Johns Hopkins Inlet, Tarr Inlet,

Capes:

Confusion Point, Jaw Point,

Glaciers:

Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, Gilman Glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier, Hoonah Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Jones Glacier, Kadachan Glacier, Kashoto Glacier, Margerie Glacier, Topeka Glacier, Toyatte Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Mount Barnard, Mount Cooper, Mount Forde, Mount Orville, Mount Turner, Mount Wilbur,