Information About

Mount Marcus Baker

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 26' 14.244" N,
147 ° 45' 7.024" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Palmer

Elevation

13100 ft (3992.88 m)

Mount Marcus Baker in Detail.

About

at head of Knik and Matanuska Glaciers, 47 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1924 by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Marcus Baker, 1849-1903, cartographer with U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).