Information About

Field Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 59' 35.002" N,
134 ° 38' 16.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

2182 ft (665.07 m)

Field Glacier in Detail.

About

In Tongass National Forest, heads 6.4 km (4 mi) SE of Mount Hislop, flows S from Meade Glacier, between Ogive Glacier and Bucher Glacier, in a southwesterly direction towards an unnamed stream which flows into the Lace River.

History

Named for glaciologist Dr. William Osgood Field (1904-1994).

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau D-2 (1960), Juneau D-2 (1960), Juneau D-2 (1960), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau D-2 (1997), Juneau D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Field Glacier

Glaciers:

Antler Glacier, Bucher Glacier, Field Glacier, Gilkey Glacier, Meade Glacier, Ogive Glacier,

Lakes:

Antler Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Brackett, Mount Hislop, Mount Leland, Mount Pullen, Mount Service,

Mountain Ranges:

Chilkoot Range,

Valleys:

Avalanche Canyon, Granite Canyon,