Information About

Rasmuson Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Rasmuson Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 44' 7.166" N,
139 ° 24' 42.556" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

1050 ft (320.04 m)

Rasmuson Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads on the north slope of Mount Rasmuson, trends north then southeast to end 1.6 km (1 mile) west of Russell Fiord, 34 km (21 miles) northeast of Yakutat.

History

Named in 1905 for Edward A Rasmuson (1882-1949), teacher at the government school at Yakutat and missionary of the SwedishEvangelical Mission Covenant of America. (US-T121) It was called Rasmussen Glacier by RS Tarr and Lawrence Martin (1914, p165). (AK-T1)

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat C-4 (1959), Yakutat C-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat C-4 (1997), Yakutat C-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Rasmuson Glacier
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reefs,

Bays:

Chicago Harbor, Eleanor Cove, Humpback Cove, Redfield Cove, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay, Shelter Cove,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Cape Stoss, Kooisk Point, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier,

Islands:

Knight Island, Neeg Island, Tla-xagh Island,

Lakes:

Mountain Lake, Lake Redfield, Situk Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount Mallott, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Ruhamah, South Mountain, Mount Stamy, Mount Tebenkof, Mount Unana,

Rivers:

Old Situk River, West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Beasley Creek, Calahonda Creek, Humpback Creek, Indian Camp Creek, Onklat Creek,

Routes:

Mountain Lake Trail Yakutat, Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,