Information About

Brown Glacier

Brown Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Petersburg

Length:

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation:

1939 ft (591.01 m)

About

6 miles long. Heads at South Sawyer Glacier, trends W to its terminus 2 mi. E of Fords Terror and 96 mi. NE of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History of Brown Glacier

Named in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably because of the color of the morainal debris.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-3 (1961), Sumdum C-3 (1961), Sumdum C-3 (2000),

Places Near Brown Glacier

Bays:

Glaciers:

Brown Glacier, North Dawes Glacier, South Sawyer Glacier,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 76, Boundary Peak 77,