Information About

Mount Denson

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mount Denson on The Map

Location

60 ° 54' 10.001" N,
146 ° 21' 41" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

5449 ft (1660.86 m)

Mount Denson in Detail.

About

8 mi. NE of Copper Mtn. and 32 mi. NW of Cordova; Chugach Mts.

History

named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Hugh C. Denson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1906. to S. R. Capps and B. L. Johnson (in Brooks and others, 1913, p. 86), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this mountain was locally called the Rooster Comb in 1912.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova D-7 (1950), Cordova D-7 (1950), Cordova D-7 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova D-7 (1952), Cordova D-7 (1952), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova D-7 (1994),
Places Near Mount Denson
Bars:

Sawmill Spit,

Basins:

Gumboot Basin, Washbowl Basin,

Bays:

Port Fidalgo, Port Gravina, Anderson Bay, Fish Bay, Hells Hole, Irish Cove, The Lagoon, Olsen Bay, Port Valdez, Saint Matthews Bay, Two Moon Bay, Whalen Bay,

Capes:

Allison Point, Graveyard Point, Jackson Point,

Dams:

Solomon Gulch Dam A, Solomon Gulch Dam B, Solomon Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Allison Glacier, Area 51 Glacier, Glacier G213550E61021N, Glacier G213687E60954N, Glacier G213708E60993N, Glacier G213722E60985N, Glacier G213737E60948N, Glacier G213749E60966N, Glacier G213766E60924N, Glacier G213775E60940N, Glacier G213783E60980N, Glacier G213784E61033N, Glacier G213788E60991N, Glacier G213798E61012N, Glacier G213804E61037N, Glacier G213821E60955N, Glacier G213835E60986N, Kate Glacier, Salmon Creek Glacier, Silver Glacier,

Routes:

Necromancer,

Lakes:

Allison Lake, Copper Lake, Silver Lake, Solomon Gulch Lake, Solomon Lake, Solomon Lake,

Locales:

Alaska Guide Company - Office, Area 51, Basin Cove, Tombstone Wall,

Mountains:

Billygoat Mountain, Mount Denson, Mount Francis, Mount Kate, Mummy Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain,

Parks:

Jack Bay State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Benzene, Bob's Knob, Comstock, Embick, Snow Dome,

Rivers:

Duck River, Lowe River, Robe River,

Streams:

Abercrombie Creek, Allison Creek, Banzer Creek, Chisna Creek, Control Creek, Copper Creek, Corbin Creek, Dayville Creek, East Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Lagoon Creek, Reynolds Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Valdez Glacier Stream, West Fork Olsen Bay Creek,

Routes:

Area 51 Access Trail, Dayville Power Line Trail, Mount Francis Winter Trail, Hogsback Trail, John Hunter Memorial Trail, Levee to Valdez Glacier Trail, Northern Robe Lake Trail, River Drive Trail, Robe River Hogsback Access Trail, Solomon Gulch Valdez Overlook Spur, Southern Robe Lake Trail,

Valleys:

Abercrombie Gulch, Solomon Gulch, Sulphide Gulch, Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Old Valdez,