Information About

Sawyer Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 57' 20.002" N,
133 ° 5' 24" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Length

22 mi (35.41 km)

Elevation

2707 ft (825.09 m)

Sawyer Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads in British Columbia at about 575500N, 1324000W, 5 mi N of Owens Peak and flows NW across the international boundary, then S to Tracy Arm 1 mi from its head, 54 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1889 by Commander H.B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN) (US-T131/1967/Dictionary of Alaska Placenames/Orth/p843); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 147).

Topo Maps

Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum D-4 (1960), Sumdum D-4 (1960), Sumdum D-4 (1960), Sumdum D-4 (1960), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-4 (1994), Sumdum D-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Sawyer Glacier

Glaciers:

Sawyer Glacier,

Islands:

Sawyer Island,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 79, Mount Hill,