Information About

Baldwin Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 55' 30" N,
136 ° 22' 59.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

1798 ft (548.03 m)

Baldwin Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends NE to Plateau Glacier, 5 mi. SE of head of Queen Inlet, 68 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles long.

History

Named by members of the American Geographical Society Glacier Expedition of 1941 for Prentiss S. Baldwin, born in 1868, a practicing lawyer interested in geology, geography and natural history. In 1886 he visite d Muir Glacier and published two papers concerning his observations.

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 Baldwin Glacier

Bays:

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

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula, Tlingit 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:

Islands:

Composite Island, Lone Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

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

Valleys: