Information About

Atrevida Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation:

1332 ft (405.99 m)

About

heads at about 600100N1384300W; trends SW to Lucia Glacier, W of Amphitheater Knob, 29 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long.

History of Atrevida Glacier

Named in 1890 by Russell (1891, p. 92), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for one of the two vessels of Captain Malaspina, an Italian who, in the service of Spain, explored the Alaskan coast in 1791.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Atrevida Glacier

Areas:

Kwik Delta,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek, Kame Stream, Kwik Stream, Lucia Stream, Sudden Stream,