Information About

Hayden Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation:

2283 ft (695.86 m)

About

heads at 600400N1400000W, trends S to Malaspina Glacier, 32 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 5 miles long.

History of Hayden Glacier

Named in 1890 by Russell (1891, p. 108), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, 1829-1887, American geologist and founder of the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. Born in Massachusetts, he received his M.D. at Albany Medical College where he became interested in geology. After serving as a surgeon in the Civil War, he taught geology at University of Pennsylvania. He headed the Survey of the Territories from 1872 to 1879. In 1879 he was appointed to the newly created U.S. Geological Survey and was in charge of the Montana Division until 1886.

Found on the following 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-6 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Hayden Glacier

Glaciers:

Blossom Glacier, Hayden Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Marvine Glacier,

Islands:

Strawberry Island,

Mountains:

Blossom Island, Mount Cook, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Streams:

Kwik Stream, Lucia Stream,