Information About

Vaughan Lewis Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Vaughan Lewis Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 49' 45.001" N,
134 ° 15' 6.001" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

5669 ft (1727.91 m)

Vaughan Lewis Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads W of Mount Moore in the Juneau Icefield, trends NW 3 mi. to an icefall where it joins Gilkey Glacier, 2.5 mi. W of Bizzard Peak and 36 mi NNE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1962 by members of the Juneau Icefield for for Dr. W.Vaughan Lewis (died 1961), English geomorphologist and world-renowned expert on glaciers.