Information About

Vaughan Lewis Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 49' 45.001" N,
134 ° 15' 6.001" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

5669 ft (1727.91 m)

Vaughan Lewis Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads W of Mount Moore in the Juneau Icefield, trends NW 3 mi. to an icefall where it joins Gilkey Glacier, 2.5 mi. W of Bizzard Peak and 36 mi NNE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1962 by members of the Juneau Icefield for for Dr. W.Vaughan Lewis (died 1961), English geomorphologist and world-renowned expert on glaciers.

Topo Maps

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

Places Near Vaughan Lewis Glacier

Basins:

Icy Basin, Washington Basin,

Glaciers:

Demorest Glacier, Echo Glacier, Gilkey Glacier, Matthes Glacier, Vaughan Lewis Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Blachnitzky, Blizzard Peak, Boundary Peak 96, Boundary Peak 99, Mount Bressler, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian Peak, The Citadel, Dipyramid, Echo Mountain, Elephant Promontory, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Gale Peak, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Mount London, Mammary Peak, Mount Moore, Mount Nesselrode, Mount Ogilvie, Stronghold Peak, Typhoon Peak, Vantage Peak,

Peaks:

Gorgon Spire,

Ridges:

Governors Ridge, Picket Gate Crags, Spirit Range, Storm Range, The Wall,

Valleys:

Avalanche Canyon,