Information About

Bruce Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 59' 1" N,
136 ° 20' 21.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Length

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation

2165 ft (659.89 m)

Bruce Hills in Detail.

About

Located in Glacier Bay National Monument, extends NW-SE between Burroughs and Plateau Glaciers, St. Elias Mountains. 7 miles long.

History

Named by the American Geographical Society (Field, 1947, map) for Minor Wait Bruce, the author of "Alaska, Its History and Resources," who visited Glacier Bay in 1889. (AK-T1)

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