Information About

Ferebee Glacier

Ferebee Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Skagway

Length:

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation:

2047 ft (623.93 m)

About

heads at 594500N1354000W, trends SE 9 mi. to its terminus, 4.4 mi. W of Parsons Peak and 9 mi. NW of Skagway; Coast Mts.

History of Ferebee Glacier

named by the U.S. Navy in 1880 for surgeon Nelson MacPherson Ferebee, U.S. Navy (USN), who visited the region in 1880. published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 200). to Krause (1883, map), the Tlingit Indian name is "Dejahssankessit."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Ferebee Glacier

Cities:

Glaciers:

Chilkat Glacier, Ferebee Glacier, Irene Glacier,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Face Mountain, Mount Harding, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Nelson Tower,

Mountain Ranges:

Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkoot River,

Streams:

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Ferebee Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Ferebee Glacier.