Information About

Mount Gilbert

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 10' 21" N,
148 ° 16' 5.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

8960 ft (2731.01 m)

Mount Gilbert in Detail.

About

near head of Serpentine Glacier, 54 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant and O. F. Higgins for Grove Karl Gilbert, 1843-1918, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist.