Information About

Mount Gannett

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 14' 31.999" N,
148 ° 11' 35.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

9649 ft (2941.02 m)

Mount Gannett in Detail.

About

at head of Gannett Glacier, 57 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by Lawrence Martin in 1911 for Henry Gannett, 1846-1914,. Mr. Gannett was a president of the National Geographic Society, Chief Geographer of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Chairman of the Board on Geographic Names.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-4 NE (2013),

Places Near Mount Gannett

Bays:

Barry Arm, Harriman Fiord, Serpentine Cove, Surprise Inlet,

Capes:

Point Doran,

Channels:

Doran Strait,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Barry Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Detached Glacier, Gannett Glacier, Knik Glacier, Marcus Baker Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Serpentine Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Coville, Mount Curtis, Mount Emerson, Mount Gannett, Mount Gilbert, Mount Goode, Mount Muir,

Valleys:

Grasshopper Valley,