Information About

Sumdum Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Length:

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation:

4587 ft (1398.12 m)

About

heads on S slope of Mount Sumdum, trends SW to Powers Creek, 6 mi. E of Harbor I. and 50 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Sumdum Glacier

Tlingit Indian name reportedly representing the booming sound of the icebergs as they break off from the glacier; published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Soundon."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum D-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-5 (1994), Sumdum D-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Sumdum Glacier

Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Endicott Arm, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Tracy Arm, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Astley, Rock Point,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Harbor Island, Round Islet, Sumdum Island,

Lakes:

Icefall Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Taylor Lake, Upper Sweetheart Lake,

Locales:

Mine:

Mountains:

Rivers:

Streams:

Powers Creek, Spruce Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,