Information About

Huscroft Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Huscroft Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 37' 0.001" N,
137 ° 23' 44.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Elevation

1483 ft (452.02 m)

Huscroft Glacier in Detail.

About

Trends SW 16 km (10 mi) to its 1961 terminus, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) E of the head of Crillon Inlet and 130 km (81 mi) NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named for Jim Huscroft by the members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expeditions, 1933-34; Mr Huscroft was a longtime resident of nearby Cenotaph Island in Lituya Bay and housed many groups before and after their expeditions (Washburn and Goldwait, 1936, map.)