Information About

Mount Elusive

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 25' 41.002" N,
147 ° 7' 36.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

11358 ft (3461.92 m)

Mount Elusive in Detail.

About

In Chugach Mountains, Dora Keen Range, 3 mi NE of Mount Witherspoon and 36 mi NW of Valdez.

History

So named because "of its elusive character in trying to locate its position on the map from aerial photos." Named about 1957 by members of the Chugach Mountains Expedition sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America (Nielsen, 1963, p. 135).