All 47 Natural Attractions in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve – Page 2 | YNPG

Mount Cooper

6,753-ft nunatak towers over Lamplugh Glacier. Where glacial retreat and ecological recolonization unfold in real time.

Mount Fairweather

Tallest mountain in Glacier Bay at 15,300 ft, visible from 70+ miles away on clear days.

Mount Wright

Mount Wright (4,967 ft) marks Muir Inlet's gateway—a glacial-carved peak visible from cruise and kayak routes.

Muir Inlet

20-mile inlet with glacial meltwater, mountains, and abundant wildlife. Kayak destination; less visited than west-arm glaciers.

Nurse Log in Bartlett Cove

Trees sprouting from fallen logs—nature's forest nursery in action at Bartlett Cove.

Plant Succession in Glacier Bay

Watch a forest grow from bare rock. Glacier Bay reveals plant succession in real-time.

Reid Inlet

Serene inlet framed by Reid Glacier and active plant succession—a glacial retreat story written in real time.

Russell Island

Bare rock in 1879, forest today — an island rising 1.26 inches a year as the land rebounds from the ice.

S’áxt’ – Devil’s Club – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Red berries, Tlingit medicine: Devil's Club ethnobotany tour.

Sea Otter – Hugh Miller Inlet

Watch sea otters floating on their backs in Hugh Miller Inlet—the densest-furred mammals on Earth.

Seabirds – South Marble Island

Summer seabird gathering: dozens of species (puffins, gulls, loons, cormorants) over South Marble Island.

Shaax – Gray Currants – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Gray Shaax berries ripen August in Glacier Bay; explore Tlingit ethnobotanical heritage and coastal plant communities.

Shákw – Beach Strawberry – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Beach strawberry (Shákw) spreads across Glacier Bay's beaches—a vitamin C-rich food source valued by Tlingit and wildlife.

Shéiyi – Sitka Spruce – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Towering Sitka Spruce groves shaped by Tlingit craftspeople for millennia—canoes, baskets, rope, and survival.

Sitakaday Narrows

Tidal currents swirl where ancient glacial silt meets open ocean—a feeding frenzy for seabirds and whales.

South Marble Island

Steller sea lions and tufted puffins gather on remote South Marble Island. Glacier Bay's premier wildlife hotspot.

Steller Sea Lion – South Marble Island

Massive 2,000-lb sea lion bulls haul out on rocky South Marble Island, performing acrobatic flips in icy water.

Stickeen – Dogs of the NPS

Dog crosses glacier crevasse with John Muir, 1880. A historical account of ice, fear, and unexpected bravery.

Tarr Inlet

Margerie Glacier's blue face calves icebergs into the fjord. Harbor seals and kittiwakes visible from tour boat.

The Healing Totem Pole, Yaa Naa Néx Kootéeyaa

Two figures - cedar hat and ranger hat - crown 20 feet of carved cedar telling the Huna Tlingit story.

Xunaa Shuká Hít (Huna Ancestors’ House)

The first permanent Łingít clan house in Glacier Bay in over 250 years, standing at Bartlett Cove.

Yaana.eit – Cow Parsnip – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Tall white-flowered stalks the Huna Tlingit prize as spring food - but the unpeeled sap can burn skin.

Yán – Western Hemlock – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Meet Yan, the western hemlock - the Tlingit toolkit tree of Glacier Bay's ethnobotany tour.