Information About

Patton Glacier

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

Length:

1.2 mi (1.93 km)

Elevation:

2966 ft (904.04 m)

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, on NE slope of Mount Cadell, trends N to its 1947 terminus 1.5 mi. S of the Plateau Glacier, 63 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Patton Glacier

Named by members of the Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map) for J. L. Patton, one of G. F. Wright's companions on Muir Glacier in 1886.

Found on the following 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 NW (2017),

Places Near Patton 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, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

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

Hills:

Curtis Hills,

Islands:

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

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

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

Valleys:

Ice Valley,