Information About

Mount Geist

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 38' 30.001" N,
146 ° 52' 23.002" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Elevation

10325 ft (3147.06 m)

Mount Geist in Detail.

About

In the Alaska Range, 5 mi WNW of Mount Hayes, 45 mi. SW of Delta Junction, and 87 mi SSE of Fairbanks.

History

Named for by T. L. Pewe for Dr. Otto William Geist (1888-1963), University of Alaska, pioneer researcher in paleontology, archeology, and glaciololy in Alaska, whose glacier work was centered near this area.

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes C-6 NW (2016),

Places Near Mount Geist

Glaciers:

Susitna Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Balchen, Mount Geist, Mount Giddings, Mount Hayes, Mount Skarland,

Streams:

West Hayes Creek, Whistler Creek,