Information About

Augusta Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 15' 32" N,
140 ° 25' 35" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

4311 ft (1313.99 m)

Augusta Glacier in Detail.

About

heads in Canada, between Mounts Augusta and Eaton, trends W and S to Seward Glacier, 54 mi. NNW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Named in 1891 by I. C. Russell, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for Mt. Augusta," and presumably for his wife J. Augusta Olmsted Russell.

Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias B-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias B-7 SE (2017),
Places Near Augusta Glacier
Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,