Information About

Taku Glacier

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Location

58 ° 35' 42" N,
134 ° 10' 46.999" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Length

27 mi (43.45 km)

Elevation

3100 ft (944.88 m)

Taku Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Coast Mountains, at 584200N, 1342200W trending SE to the head of Taku Inlet, 2 mi NW of Taku Point and 15 mi NE of Juneau.

History

Local name used since 1890. The feature was named Schulze Glacier in 1883 for Paul Schulze, president of the Northwest Trading Co. Later, in 1890, it was named Foster Glacier by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Hon. Charles Foster, 1828-1904, Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury under President Harrison. "Klumu Gutta" or "Klumma Klutt," meaning the "sprits home", is the Tlingit Indian name for the glacier. See Taku Villages.

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-1 (1960), Juneau C-1 (1960), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Taku Glacier

Bars:

Grizzly Bar, Oozy Flats,

Basins:

Icy Basin, Washington Basin,

Capes:

Swede Point, Taku Point,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Glaciers:

Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Death Valley Branch Norris Glacier, Demorest Glacier, Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Matthes Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, North Branch Norris Glacier, Nugget Creek Glacier, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall, Taku Glacier,

Lakes:

Glory Lake, Loon Lakes, Oona Lake,

Mountains:

Amherst Peak, Mount Blachnitzky, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian Peak, The Citadel, Dipyramid, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Emperor Peak, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Gisel Peak, Guardian Mountain, Hodgkins Peak, Juncture Peak, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Mount Moore, Norris Mountain, North Nugget Spire, Nugget Mountain, Organ Pipes, Princess Peak, Scorpion Peak, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, Split Thumb, Stronghold Peak, Taku Towers, Thoroughfare Mountain, Topless Peak, Vantage Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Peaks:

Mountain Ranges:

Brassiere Hills, Taku Range,

Ridges:

Goat Ridge, Goat Ridge, Governors Ridge, Ivy Ridge, Norris-Taku Ridge, Picket Gate Crags, The Scatter Peaks, Sol Thumb, Spirit Range, The Wall,

Rivers:

Streams:

Sockeye Creek, Zipper Creek,

Valleys:

Columbia Basin (not official), Death Valley,