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Mount Orville

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 44' 12.001" N,
137 ° 16' 18.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

9957 ft (3034.89 m)

Mount Orville in Detail.

About

In Glacier Bay National Monument in the Fairweather Range, 1.3 mi E of Mount Wilbur, 3 mi. NW of Mount Right, 6.5 mi NW of Mount Crillon, 80 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Name proposed to National Park Service (NPS) by Senator Ernest Gruening in 1961 to honor Orville Wright (1871-1948) who, with his brother Wilbur, invented the airplane, a form of tranportation that contributed greatly to the development of Alaska.

Mount Orville Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Orville.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather C-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Mount Orville

Bays:

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, Dagelet Glacier, Hoonah Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Jones Glacier, Kadachan Glacier, Klooch Glacier, Lituya Glacier, Lookout Glacier, North Crillon Glacier, La Perouse Glacier, South Crillon Glacier, Topeka Glacier, Toyatte Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Lakes:

Crillon Lake, Grassy Pond,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Bald Mountain, Bay Peak, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Crillon, Mount Dagelet, Grassy Mountain, Mount Klooch, Mount La Perouse, Lituya Mountain, North Dome, Mount Orville, Ptarmigan Dome, Mount Quincy Adams, Mount Salisbury, Mount Wilbur, Mount Wright,

Mountain Ranges:

Fairweather Range,

Ridges:

Rivers:

Streams:

Valleys: