Information About

Hook Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hook Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 28' 22.001" N,
154 ° 26' 35.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Length

7.5 mi (12.07 km)

Elevation

2208 ft (673 m)

Hook Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on ridge between Devils Desk and Mount Denison, trends NW to its 1951 central terminus at head of Savonoski River, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 25 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. 7.5 miles long.

History

So named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "the hook-shaped ice-free area between the glacier arms."

Topo Maps

Mt Katmai (1948), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt. Katmai B-2 (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mount Katmai B-2 (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mount Katmai B-2 (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951),
Places Near Hook Glacier
Bays:

Kukak Bay,

Glaciers:

Hallo Glacier, Hook Glacier, Serpent Tongue Glacier,

Islands:

Aguchik Island,

Mountains:

Mount Denison, Devils Desk, Kukak Volcano, Mount Steller,