Information About

Canyon Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Canyon Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 16' 46.999" N,
138 ° 25' 54.998" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

2247 ft (684.89 m)

Canyon Glacier in Detail.

About

on W slope of Brabazon Range, trending W and S to its 1961 terminus, at head of Split Creek, 3 mi. E of Tanis Lake and 49 mi. SE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Name reported by Blackwelder (1907, p. 428), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "It derives its name from the fact that it is sunk deep in a canyon."