History of Hugh Miller Glacier

Named in 1879 by John Muir (1915, p. 147) for Hugh Miller, 1802-56, Scottish geologist. Miller was a writer and stone mason until the age of 35 when he became interested in geology. His scientific articles on "The Old Red Sandstone" and others have becaome classics. His elder son, Hugh Miller, 1850-96, was a member of the Geological Survey of England and later of Scotland. In 1879 John Muir found one large glacier at the head of Hugh Millr Inlet. By 1892 it had receded into two branches. Reid (1896, p. 428), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), retained the name "Hugh Miller" for the larger glacier and the other he named "Charpentier Glacier."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Hugh Miller Glacier

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Reid Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay,

Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Gilbert Peninsula, Ibach Point,

Aurora Glacier, Brady Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Geikie Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Lamplugh Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Reid Glacier, Scidmore Glacier,

Composite Island, Russell Island, Triangle Island,

Wood Lake,

Galena Mine, Sentinel Mine,

Blackthorn Peak, Mount Bulky, Contact Nunatak, Contact Peak, Mount Divide, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Mount Friable, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, July Fourth Mountain, Mount Parker, Red Bed Peak, Threesome Mountain, Mount Wordie,

Glacier Bay National Park,

Enigma Ridge, Goat Ridge,

Ptarmigan Creek, Wood Creek,