Information About

Mount Gordon Lyon

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 15' 42.534" N,
149 ° 30' 23.717" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

4104 ft (1250.9 m)

Mount Gordon Lyon in Detail.

About

2.7 mi. SW of junction of Eagle River and its South Fork, 12 mi ENE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1964 by Mrs. Gordon Lyon for her husband, Gordon Miller Lyon (1906-1964), engineer who spent much of his professional career working on military construction projects in Alaska.

Places Near Mount Gordon Lyon
Cities:

The Wing,

Bays:

Goose Bay,

Capes:

K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt,

Cities:

Eagle River,

Streams:

Middle Fork Campbell Creek, Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Lower Eklutna Dam, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Eklutna Flats,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210678E61146N,

Hills:

Bunker Hill,

Routes:

Black Lake Falls, Even Hookers Get the Blues, O’Malley Falls, Ptarmigan Pillar, Ski Tracks,

Lakes:

Beach Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Diablo Pond, Dishno Pond, Eagle Lake, Edmonds Lake, Gwenn Lake, Hidden Lake, Lake Kiowa, Long Lake, Lower Fire Lake, Minor Lake, Mirror Lake, Psalm Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Ship Lake, Symphony Lake, Tanaina Lake, Upper Fire Lake, Waldon Lake, Williwan Lakes,

Locales:

2 Bowls, 3 Bowls, Austrian Bowl, Ball Field, Bidarka, Black Lake Chute, Binge Bowl, Cotton Grass, Death Bowls, Dog Bowl, French Bowl, German Bowl, Hugh's Bowl, Italian Bowl, KCK, Koch, Leighow Moon, Lynx, Nike Chutes, North Bowl, North Wedgie, O'Malley Gully, Ship Creek Bowl, Solstice Gully, South Wedgie, Swiss Bowl, Symphony Tarns, Thin White Line, Tiki Cruiser, Windboard Love, Wolverine Chutes,

Mountains:

Bidarka Peak, Blueberry Knoll, Calliope Mountain, Cantata Peak, Mount Eklutna, Flattop Mountain, Mount Gordon Lyon, Harp Mountain, Highland Mountain, Hurdygurdy Mountain, Little Teton Mountain, Mount Magnificent, Near Point, O-Malley Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, The Ramp, Rendezvous Peak, Tanaina Peak, Temptation Peak, The Wedge, Mount Williwaw, Wolverine Peak,

Parks:

Beach Lake Park, Chugach State Park, Cottonwood Park, Edmonds Lake Park, Loretta French Park, Mirror Lake State Wayside Park, Peters Creek Community Park,

Mountain Passes:

Bird Creek Pass, Indian Creek Pass, Powerline Pass, Sail Feather Pass, South Ship Lake Pass, West Ship Lake Pass,

Peaks:

Peak 3, Bear Mountain, Birds Eye Peak, Elliot, False Peak, Flaketop Peak, Hidden Peak, Hope Mountain, Kanchee Peak, Knoya Peak, Koktoya Peak, Little O'Malley, North Avalanche Mountain, Peak Two, Shaman Dome, South Avalanche Mountain, South Powerline Peak, Tail Feather Peak, The Dome, The Nipple, The Sail, Tikishla Peak, Mount William Barrett,

Rivers:

Eklutna River, Knik River, South Fork Eagle River,

Streams:

Carol Creek, Clunie Creek, Falling Water Creek, Fire Creek, Fossil Creek, Little Peters Creek, Meadow Creek, Mink Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, O-Brien Creek, Parks Creek, Peters Creek, Thunder Bird Creek,

Routes:

Alder Trail, Alder Trail Part 2, Anchorage Overlook Trail, Avalanche Peak, Ballpark Trail, Bear Point Trail, Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks Trail, Blueberry Hollow Trail, Blueberry Loop Trail, Denali View Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Eagle River North Fork Access Trail, Flattop Mountain Alternate Trail, Flattop Mountain Trail, Gasline Trail, Golden Grass Trail, Grand View Trail, Hanging Valley Trail, Hemlock Knob Trail, Hidden Lake Trail, Indian Creek Pass Trail, Lake Spur HV Trail, Little Loop Trail, Little Omalley Trail, Long Lake Trail, Lost Cabin Valley Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Middle Fork Loop Trail, Mile High Ridge Trail, Mile High Saddle Trail, Mount Eklutna Trail, Mt Baldy Trail, Muktuk Marston Memorial Trail, Near Point Trail, North Fork Trail, Panorama View Trail, Peters Valley Trail, Picnic Loop Trail, Powerline Access Trail, Ptarmigan Pass Trail, Ptarmigan Valley Trail, Rabbit Lake Trail, Ramp Trail, Rondevous Peak Spur Trail, Rondevous Peak Trail, Rondevous Ridge Trail, Ship Lake Pass Trail, Silver Fern Trail, South Fork ER Trail, South Fork Rim Trail, Spencer Loop Trail, Spencer Trail, Thunderbird Falls Trail, White Spruce Trail, Williwaw Lakes Trail, Wolverine Bowl Loop Trail, Wolverine Bowl Trail, Wolverine Peak Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon, Hanging Valley,

Cities:

Basher, Birchwood, Chugiak, Eklutna, Fort Richardson, Peters Creek,

Waterfalls:

Barbara Falls, Thunder Bird Falls,