Information About

Woodworth Glacier

Woodworth Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 505 ft (153.92 m)
About

heads 10 mi. NW of Cordova Peak, trends NE to its terminus, (1953) at Tasnuna River, 5 mi. E of terminus of Tasnuna Glacier and 34 mi SE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History of Woodworth Glacier

Named in 1898 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Jay Backus Woodworth, 1865-1925,geologist, Harvard University.