Information About

Augusta Glacier

Augusta Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation:

4311 ft (1313.99 m)

About

heads in Canada, between Mounts Augusta and Eaton, trends W and S to Seward Glacier, 54 mi. NNW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History of Augusta Glacier

Named in 1891 by I. C. Russell, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for Mt. Augusta," and presumably for his wife J. Augusta Olmsted Russell.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias B-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias B-7 SE (2017),

Places Near Augusta Glacier

Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,