Information About

Cosmos Range

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 0' 18" N,
132 ° 41' 17.999" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Parent

Coast Mountains

Mountains

Cosmos Peak,

Elevation

4682 ft (1427.07 m)

Cosmos Range in Detail.

About

trends E from Cosmos Peak on Thomas Bay, 110 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the steam launch Cosmos attached to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Patterson, which was under his command.

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 Cosmos Range

Archipelagos:

Spray Island,

Bays:

Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Icy Cove, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Thomas Bay,

Capes:

Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Frederick Point, The Oasis, Spurt Point, Wind Point,

Cliffs:

Horn Cliffs,

Glaciers:

Patterson Glacier, Witches Cauldron,

Islands:

McDonald Islands, Ruth Island,

Lakes:

Brown Cove Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Ruth Lake, Scenery Lake, Spurt Point Lake, Swan Lake,

Mountains:

Agassiz Peak, Bainbridge Peak, Church Peak, Cosmos Peak, Dana Peak, Dome Peak, Dupont Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Foote Peak, Gray Peak, Horn Mountain, House Peak, Hump Knoll, Jenkins Peak, Marsh Peak, Pin Peaks, Pirate Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Preble Peak, Rodgers Peak, Saw Peaks, Simpson Peak, Stewart Peak, Thunder Mountain, Waterfall Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Admiral Range, Buddington Range, Cosmos Range,

Ridges:

Patterson Peaks,

Rivers:

Muddy River, Patterson River,

Streams:

Bussy Creek, Cascade Creek, Clear Creek, Crystal Creek, Delta Creek, Moonshine Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek,

Routes:

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