Information About

Tyndall Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tyndall Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 8' 52.001" N,
141 ° 8' 49.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

16 mi (25.75 km)

Elevation

925 ft (281.94 m)

Tyndall Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads at 601510N, 1410600W, on the SW slope of Saint Elias Mountains, trends SW to Taan Fiord, 17 mi NNE of Point Riou.

History

Named for John Tyndall (1820-1893), British physicist, natural philosopher, and glaciologist.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-1 (1985), Bering Glacier A-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Tyndall Glacier
Basins:

Crater Basin,

Bays:

Taan Fiord,

Capes:

Kageet Point, Kichyatt Point,

Glaciers:

Coal Glacier, Daisy Glacier, Libbey Glacier, Tyndall Glacier,

Islands:

Gull Island,

Lakes:

Agassiz Lakes, Lake Caetani, Crater Lake,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 187, Haydon Peak, Hoof Hill, The Hump, Mount Huxley,

Mountain Ranges:

Chaix Hills, Karr Hills,

Rivers:

Caetani River,