Information About

Hayes Glacier

Hayes Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 3652 ft (1113.13 m)
About

In the Alaska Range, Tordrillo Mts., heading on the NW slope of Mount Gerdine and trending NW, then NE, to its terminus, where it forms the head of the Hayes River, 87 mi NW of Anchorage. 27 miles long.

History of Hayes Glacier

Named in 1898 by Josiah E Spurr and William S Post, 1898, after Dr Charles Willard Hayes (1859-1916), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist.