Information About

Mount Alverstone

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 21' 6.156" N,
139 ° 4' 31.487" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

14239 ft (4340.05 m)

Mount Alverstone in Detail.

About

on Alaska-Canada boundary, 2 mi. N of Mount Hubbard and 61 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1908 for Lord Richard Everard Webster Alverstone, 1842-1915, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1900-13, and Boundary Commissioner in 1903. He served on various arbitration commissions including the one dealing with the Bering Sea Fur-Seal controversy. In the Alaska boundary dispute in 1903, his vote was the deciding one against Canadian claims.

Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias B-3 (1985),

Places Near Mount Alverstone

Glaciers:

Alverstone Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Alverstone, Mount Hubbard,

Mountain Ranges:

Icefield Ranges, St. Elias Mountains,