Information About

Hancock Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hancock Peak on The Map

Location

57 ° 5' 8.999" N,
132 ° 59' 33" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

3478 ft (1060.09 m)

Hancock Peak in Detail.

About

N of Frederick Sound, 7 mi. E of Grand Point and 90 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the Steamship (SS) Hancock, "the first steamship to cross the Atlantic."