Information About

Fassett Glacier

Fassett Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 3 mi (4.83 km)
Elevation:
  • 948 ft (288.95 m)
About

on S slope of Brabazon Range, trends S to its 1961 terminus at Tanis Lake, 46 mi. SE of Yakutat St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History of Fassett Glacier

Named by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1901, for H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), who was involved in Alaskan affairs for several years and contributed to our knowledge of native geographic names.