Information About

Libbey Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 10' 31.001" N,
140 ° 56' 53.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

2362 ft (719.94 m)

Libbey Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads on Haydon Peak, trends S to Agassiz Glacier, 11 mi. S of Mount Saint Elias, 60 mi. NW of Yakutat,

History

So named in 1888 by Topham (1889) for William Libbey, Jr., 1855-1927, of Princeton University scientist, geologist, geographer, writer, and solider, who was a member of the New York Times Expedition to this area in 1886.

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-8 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-8 NW (2017),

Places Near Libbey Glacier

Basins:

Crater Basin,

Glaciers:

Agassiz Glacier, Libbey Glacier, Tyndall Glacier,

Lakes:

Agassiz Lakes, Crater Lake,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 185, Boundary Peak 187, Haydon Peak, Hoof Hill, The Hump, Mount Huxley, Moore Nunatak, Mount Saint Elias,

Mountain Ranges:

Chaix Hills,