Information About

Mount Young

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 51' 43.999" N,
135 ° 34' 46.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

5351 ft (1630.98 m)

Mount Young in Detail.

About

on boundary of Glacier Bay National Monument, in Chilkat Range, 4.3 mi. NE of Endicott Lake and 57 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1892 by Harry F. Reid, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Reverend S. Hall Young, who accompanied John Muir to Glacier Bay in 1879-1880 (Reid, 1892, p. 30). H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).

Places Near Mount Young
Glaciers:

Girdled Glacier,

Lakes:

Berg Lake, Endicott Lake, Main Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Mount Rice, Sullivan Mountain, Yang-Webster Peak, Mount Young,

Mountain Passes:

Endicott Gap,

Mountain Ranges:

Chilkat Range,

Rivers:

Glacier River,

Streams:

Berg Creek,

Valleys:

Endicott Valley, Howling Valley, Main Valley,