Information About

Seward Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

52 mi (83.69 km)

Elevation:

3576 ft (1089.96 m)

About

heads in Canada in icefield, near head of Columbus Glacier, at about 602400N1405500W, trends E and SW to Malaspina Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 52 miles long.

History of Seward Glacier

Named by Russell (1891, p. 129), for William Henry Seward, 1801-72. See Seward.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-7 NE (2017),

Places Near Seward Glacier

Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,

Seward Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Seward Glacier.