Information About

Cascade Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cascade Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 13' 3" N,
140 ° 28' 46.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

3691 ft (1125.02 m)

Cascade Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on Mount Augusta on Alaska-Canada boundary, trends SSE to Seward Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long.

History

So named in 1890 by Russell (1891, p. 144), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "on account of its splendid icefall."

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 A-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-7 NW (2017),
Places Near Cascade Glacier
Glaciers:

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

Lakes:

Oily Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,