Information About

Loomis Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 56' 30.001" N,
136 ° 25' 30" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

2.2 mi (3.54 km)

Elevation

1877 ft (572.11 m)

Loomis Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads NE of Emerson Peaks, flows N to Plateau Glacier, 68 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by members of the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map) for Henry B. Loomis, a companion of John Muir on his trip to the Muir Glacier in 1890.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Loomis Glacier

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Cadell, Gable Mountain, Gullied Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Mount Merriam, Pyramid Peak, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks, Idaho Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge,