Information About

Solomon Railroad

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 39' 59" N,
137 ° 36' 46.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

479 ft (146 m)

Solomon Railroad in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1 mi. NW of Lituya Bay and 88 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

So named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of a "fancied resemblance to a railroad embankment."

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Solomon Railroad

Bars:

Cormorant Rock, La Chaussee Spit, Passage Rock,

Bays:

Anchorage Cove, Crillon Inlet, Gilbert Inlet, Lituya Bay,

Capes:

Cenotaph Point, Harbor Point, Three Saints Point,

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Desolation Glacier, Fairweather Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, Lituya Glacier,

Hills:

Islands:

Cenotaph Island,

Lakes:

Fish Lake, Grassy Pond,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Bay Peak, Mount Escures, Grassy Mountain, Lituya Mountain, South Billy Goat Mountain,

Ridges:

Grassy Ridge, Solomon Railroad,

Rivers:

Crillon River, Dagelet River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Butcher Creek, Campbell Creek, Coal Creek, Eagle Creek, Echo Creek, Fall Creek, Fish Creek, Fourmile Creek, Justice Creek, Mineral Creek, Mudslide Creek, Portage Creek, Steelhead Creek, Topsy Creek, Whale Creek,

Valleys:

Desolation Valley,