Information About

Matthes Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 44' 49.999" N,
134 ° 11' 56" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

4577 ft (1395.07 m)

Matthes Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Coast Mountains, heading at the Alaska-Canda boundary 3 mi ESE of Mount Ogilvie and trending SSW to Taku Glacier, 27 mi NNE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Program for Francois Emile Matthes, (1874-1948), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographer and glaciologist.

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-1 (1960), Juneau C-1 (1960), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Matthes Glacier

Basins:

Icy Basin, Washington Basin,

Glaciers:

Demorest Glacier, Echo Glacier, Matthes Glacier, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Taku Glacier, Vaughan Lewis Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Blachnitzky, Blizzard Peak, Boundary Peak 96, Mount Bressler, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian Peak, The Citadel, Dipyramid, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Elephant Promontory, Emperor Peak, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Gale Peak, Hodgkins Peak, Juncture Peak, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Mammary Peak, Mount Moore, Mount Nesselrode, Mount Ogilvie, Organ Pipes, Princess Peak, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, Stronghold Peak, Taku Towers, Typhoon Peak, Vantage Peak,

Peaks:

Gorgon Spire,

Mountain Ranges:

Taku Range,

Ridges:

Goat Ridge, Governors Ridge, Ivy Ridge, Picket Gate Crags, The Scatter Peaks, Spirit Range, Storm Range, The Wall,

Valleys:

Columbia Basin (not official),