LeConte Glacier is 21 miles long and one mile wide and flows southwest to the head of LeConte Bay. Since its naming in 1887, the glacier has retreated about 2.5 miles but it is thought to be currently stable. Petersburg, Alaska's High School students have been taking measurements of LeConte's terminus (the point farthest from the head of the glacier) since 1983.
The results indicate that the glacier usually moves forward in the spring after the cold winter weather decreases melting. In the fall, after warmer summer temperatures, the glacier retreats. The images below were taken from a 28 ft. aluminum cruiser under the guidance of Captain Ron Loesch (Whale Song Cruises).
