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Huscroft Glacier

Huscroft Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 10 mi (16.09 km)
Elevation:
  • 1483 ft (452.02 m)
About

Trends SW 16 km (10 mi) to its 1961 terminus, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) E of the head of Crillon Inlet and 130 km (81 mi) NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Huscroft Glacier

Named for Jim Huscroft by the members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expeditions, 1933-34; Mr Huscroft was a longtime resident of nearby Cenotaph Island in Lituya Bay and housed many groups before and after their expeditions (Washburn and Goldwait, 1936, map.)