Information About

Dana Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 7' 46.999" N,
132 ° 52' 39" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Parent

Coast Mountains

Elevation

3989 ft (1215.85 m)

Dana Peak in Detail.

Getting There

About

2 mi. W of 1961 terminus of Baird Glacier and 98 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for James Dwight Dana, 1813-95, American geologist mineralogist, and zoologist who was a professor at Yale University, 1850-95.

Topo Maps

Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum A-3 (1961), Sumdum A-3 (1961), Sumdum A-3 (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961),

Places Near Dana Peak

Archipelagos:

Spray Island,

Bays:

Bock Bight, Cape Strait, Dry Bay, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Thomas Bay,

Capes:

Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Beacon Point, Spurt Point, Point Vandeput, Wind Point, Wood Point,

Glaciers:

North Baird Glacier,

Islands:

Prolewy Rocks, Ruth Island,

Lakes:

De Boer Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Farragut Lake, Glory Lake, Ruth Lake, Scenery Lake, Spurt Point Lake, Swan Lake,

Mountains:

Agassiz Peak, Bainbridge Peak, Cosmos Peak, Dana Peak, Dome Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Foote Peak, Franklin Peaks, Fulton Peak, Grant Peak, Gray Peak, Hamilton Peak, Hancock Peak, Henry Peak, Hump Knoll, Hump Knoll, Jefferson Peak, Jenkins Peak, Marsh Peak, Maury Peak, Pierce Peak, Pirate Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Preble Peak, Rodman Peak, Scott Peak, Stanton Peak, Stewart Peak, Waterfall Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Buddington Range, Cosmos Range,

Ridges:

Patterson Peaks,

Rivers:

Patterson River,

Streams:

Cascade Creek, Delta Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek, Twelvemile Creek,

Routes:

Ruth Lake Trail, Spurt Point Lake Trail, Swan Lake Trail,