Information About

Morse Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 52' 13.67" N,
136 ° 17' 31.668" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

2001 ft (609.9 m)

Morse Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads 2 mi. N of Tidal Inlet, trends E to its 1948 terminus, 3 mi. W of Muir Inlet, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, p. 440) for J. F. Morse, one of his companions on his trip to this area in 1890. Reid originally called it "West Tributary" (1892, map).

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Morse Glacier

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Glacier Bay, Goose Cove, Hugh Miller Inlet, Hunter Cove, Muir Inlet, Nunatak Cove, Sebree Cove, Stump Cove, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

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

Hills:

Islands:

Drake Island, Geikie Rock, Lone Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Cadell, Mount Favorite, Hugh Miller Mountain, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Mount Merriam, The Nunatak, Pyramid Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks, Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek,

Valleys: