Information About

Point Glorious

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Glorious on The Map

Location

60 ° 10' 3" N,
140 ° 22' 50.002" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

3435 ft (1046.99 m)

Point Glorious in Detail.

About

E of Seward Glacier, at W end of Pinnacle Pass Hills, 49 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1890 by Russell (1891, p. 137), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the splendid view obtained from the point.

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 A-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-7 NE (2017),
Places Near Point Glorious
Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,