Information About

Twin Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 53' 47" N,
136 ° 25' 9.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

0.6 mi (0.97 km)

Elevation

2421 ft (737.92 m)

Twin Glacier in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads 0.6 mi. S of Mount Merriam, trends E 64 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1890 by Reid (1896, p. 427). At that time there were two glaciers here. Since then, one has disappeared and the larger has retreated northward.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Twin Glacier

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Loomis Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Geikie Rock, Lone Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Cadell, Mount Favorite, Gable Mountain, Gullied Peak, Hugh Miller Mountain, Mount Kloh Kutz, Mount Merriam, Pyramid Peak, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks, Goat Ridge, Idaho Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge,