Information About

Orange Hill

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Orange Hill on The Map

Location

62 ° 12' 7.999" N,
142 ° 50' 46" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

3507 ft (1068.93 m)

Orange Hill in Detail.

About

at terminus of Nabesna Glacier and 16 mi. S of Devils Mtn., Wrangell

History

So named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "from its orange-red color, due to mineralization of the rocks."