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Johns Hopkins Glacier is found at the end of Johns Hopkins Inlet, in the farthest northwest of the Glacier Bay fjord. A stunning scene, the glacier flows down a valley flanked by towering mountains to reach the sea.
Johns Hopkins Glacier (Lingít: Tsalxaan Niyaadé Sít’) is a 12-mile (19 km) long glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Johns Hopkins Glacier sits inside Glacier Bay National Park and as such is one of the most visited glaciers in Alaska by cruiseship. It empties into Johns Hopkins Inlet.
Tidewater Glaciers. Johns Hopkins Glacier is about 1-mile wide and 225-300 feet high at the terminus. It is formed from numerous tributary glaciers, many of which extend 12 or more miles into the surrounding peaks. About 50 medial moraines develop from the joining of these tributary glaciers.
On a clear day, this spot unveils one of the most stunning vistas in the park, Johns Hopkins Glacier surrounded by peaks of the Fairweather Mountains. In this narrow inlet, majestic mountains rise tall, glaciers tumble to the sea, and icebergs dot the waters. It’s magnificent.
Named after Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, this is one of Alaska's most picturesque glaciers. It's 12 miles long, located in Glacier Bay National Park and has been confirmed to be one of few glaciers that is still advancing rather than shrinking.
Johns Hopkins is one of more than 1,000 glaciers located within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Most of the park’s glaciers are found inland, high in the mountains.
Johns Hopkins Glacier is a 12-mile (19 km) long glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the east slopes of Lituya Mountain and Mount Salisbury, and trends east to the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the terminus of Clark Glacier and 79 miles (127 km) northwest ...
Johns Hopkins Glacier (Lingít: Tsalxaan Niyaadé Sít’) is a 12-mile (19 km) long glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the east slopes of Lituya Mountain and Mount Salisbury , and trends east to the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet , 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the terminus of Clark ...
Johns Hopkins Glacier is found at the end of Johns Hopkins Inlet, in the farthest northwest of the Glacier Bay fjord. The glacier fills the end of the fjord, stretching about 1-mile (1.6 km) wide, and reaching 250 feet (76 m) high above the waterline.