Information About

McBride Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 5' 46" N,
136 ° 2' 48.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Length

14 mi (22.53 km)

Elevation

2195 ft (669.04 m)

McBride Glacier in Detail.

About

Located in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads on the southern side of the Takhinsha Mountains, trends south to Muir Inlet, 4 miles north of Sealers Island, and 42 miles southwest of Skagway, St Elias Mountains. (AK-T1)

History

Named in 1890 by Reid (1896, pl. 86) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for H. McBride, a member of his party in 1890. On the map dated 1890, Reid (1892, pl. 14) had named the glacier "Second North Tributary Muir Glacier," but later he changed the name to McBride Glacier. (AK-T1)

McBride Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near McBride Glacier.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-3 SW (2017),

Places Near McBride Glacier

Bays:

Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Muir Inlet, Nunatak Cove, Stump Cove,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Rowlee Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Le Blondeau Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, McBride Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Takhin Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Hills:

Islands:

Sealers Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Chunekukleik Mountain, Coleman Peak, Mount Elder, Mount Krause, The Nunatak, Nunatak Knob, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome,

Peaks:

Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Takhin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Cottonwood Creek, Forest Creek, Nugget Creek,

Valleys:

Granite Canyon,