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Fairweather Range

Fairweather Range

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 10561 ft (3218.99 m)
Fatalities:
  • 3
About

extends SE from Grand Pacific and Grand Plateau Glaciers to Cross Sound and Icy Strait, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 80 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 70 miles long.

History of Fairweather Range

The name was used by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 207), and name presumably derived from Mount Fairweather, the highest peak in the range.

Fatalities
July 20, 20243 people died plane piloting Read More

Fairweather Range Gallery

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