Information About

Black Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 57' 42.001" N,
139 ° 40' 23.002" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

2.2 mi (3.54 km)

Elevation

1601 ft (487.98 m)

Black Glacier in Detail.

About

heads 3 mi. NW of Bancas Point trends S to its 1961 terminus, 1 mi. NE of terminus of Galiano Glacier and 28 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 2.2 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given by Russell (1891, p. 101) because of its dark appearance, a result of the earth and stone almost completely covering it.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Black Glacier

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Terrace Point,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,