Information About

Norris Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Norris Mountain on The Map

Location

58 ° 26' 48.998" N,
134 ° 8' 22.999" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

3576 ft (1089.96 m)

Norris Mountain in Detail.

About

near 1962 terminus of Norris and Taku Glaciers, 3.4 mi. NW of Grizzly Bar on Taku Inlet and 14 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Name proposed in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project; derived from Norris Glacier.

Places Near Norris Mountain
Bars:

Grizzly Bar, Oozy Flats,

Basins:

Icy Basin, Silverbow Basin, Washington Basin,

Bays:

Scow Cove, Sunny Cove, Taku Inlet,

Beaches:

Ready Bullion Beach,

Capes:

Cooper Point, Davidson Point, Flat Point, Jaw Point, Swede Point, Taku Point,

Dams:

Annex Lakes Dam,

Glaciers:

Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Death Valley Branch Norris Glacier, Hades Highway, Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, North Branch Norris Glacier, Quartz Glacier, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall, Taku Glacier, West Twin Glacier,

Hills:

Jamestown Hill, Taku Hill,

Lakes:

Annex Lakes, Lake Dorothy, Glory Lake, Lieuy Lake, Loon Lakes, Oona Lake,

Mountains:

Annex Peak, Bulger Hill, Camp 4 Peak, Clark Peak, Deadview Peak, Gastineau Peak, Groundhog Hill, Guardian Mountain, Hawthorne Peak, Hodgkins Peak, Juncture Peak, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, Middle Peak, Mineral Hill, Norris Mountain, North Nugget Spire, North Rhine Peak, Nugget Mountain, Observation Peak, Olds Mountain, Organ Pipes, Roberts Peak, Scorpion Peak, Sheep Mountain, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, South Rhine Peak, Split Thumb, Thoroughfare Mountain, True Summit, Twin Glacier Peak, Vantage Peak, West Peak, West Summit,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Brassiere Hills,

Ridges:

Annex Ridge, Goat Ridge, Goat Ridge, Gold Ridge, Hawthorne Ridge, Juneau Ridge, Norris-Taku Ridge, Powerline Ridge, Salmon Ridge, Sheep Creek Divide, Sol Thumb, The Thoroughfare, Twin Summit Ridge,

Rivers:

Salmon Fork, Taku River,

Streams:

Annex Creek, Bear Creek, Black Bear Creek, Bullion Creek, Carlson Creek, Cross Bay Creek, Davidson Creek, Dorothy Creek, Gold Fork, Granite Creek, Groundhog Creek (historical), Ice Creek, Little Sheep Creek, Lurvey Creek, Nevada Creek, Ready Bullion Creek, Sheep Creek, Sheep Fork, Sockeye Creek, Turner Creek, Zipper Creek,

Routes:

Point Bishop - Dupont Trail,

Valleys:

Arctic Gulch, Columbia Basin (not official), Crooked Gulch, Dix Gulch, Geary Gulch, Glacier Basin, Goldstein Gulch, Grouse Gulch, Hardscrabble Gulch, Icy Gulch, Lurvey Basin, Marmot Valley, Nugget Gulch, Prospect Gulch, Quartz Gulch (historical), Roberts Gulch, Sheep Creek Basin, Specimen Creek, Spring Gulch, Timber Gulch,

Cities:

Thane,

Waterfalls:

Alaska Chief Falls, Lost Rocker Falls, Suicide Falls,