Information About

Saksaia Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 22' 23.002" N,
136 ° 23' 34.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

3481 ft (1061.01 m)

Saksaia Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on Flower Mtn., trends N to head of Glacier Creek, 3.6 mi. NE of Mount Henry Clay and 38 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) as "Saxaeja (Gletscher)." J. A. Flemer, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported the name in 1898 as Sachsaiya.

Saksaia Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Saksaia Glacier.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Saksaia Glacier
Glaciers:

Le Blondeau Glacier, Boundary Glacier, Glacier G223637E59372N, Glacier G223641E59360N, Glacier G223642E59341N, Jarvis Glacier, Little Jarvis Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Saksaia Glacier, Tsirku Glacier,

Mine:

Cahoon Creek Mine, Christmas Creek Mine, Glacier Creek Mine, Porcupine Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 154, Boundary Peak 155, Mount Cheetdeekahyu, Flower Mountain, Mount Harris, Mount Henry Clay, Mount McDonell, Porcupine Peak, Mount Prinsep, Sunshine Mountain, Surgeon Mountain,

Streams:

37 Mile Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Cahoon Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Glacier Creek, Jarvis Creek, McKinley Creek, Porcupine Creek,

Cities:

Porcupine,