Information About

Rodman Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 20' 26.999" N,
138 ° 41' 47" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

4.4 mi (7.08 km)

Elevation

1270 ft (387.1 m)

Rodman Glacier in Detail.

About

on SW slope of Brabazon Range, trends S to its 1961 terminus on Ustay Lake, 40 mi. SE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, p. 387), U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Hugh Rodman, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his organization. Lieutenant Rodman had charge of a traverse party from Yakutat to Dry Bay.