Quick Facts
in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads in Muir Glacier, and extends S to Glacier Bay, 51 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
HistoryNamed in 1883 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for John Muir, 1834-1918, an American naturalist who visited this area in 1890. Born in Scotland, he came to the United States in 1849 and settled in California in 1868. He was a conservationist and crusader for national parks and made extended trips throughout the United States and Alaska.
Pictures of, from, or near Muir Inlet.
Adams Inlet, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Nunatak Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove, Stump Cove, Wachusett Inlet,
Capes:Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,
Glaciers:Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), McBride Glacier, Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, White Glacier,
Hills:Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,
Islands:Garforth Island, Lone Island, Puffin Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island, Sturgess Island,
Mountains:Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, Miller Peak, The Nunatak, Pyramid Peak, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome, Mount Wright,
Mountain Passes:Ridges:Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,
Streams:Valleys: