Information About

Tarn Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 0' 2.002" N,
136 ° 9' 41" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

3396 ft (1035.1 m)

Tarn Mountain in Detail.

About

On Chichagof Island, 3.6 mi NE of Pelican, 25 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "because many small lakes in depressions carved in solid rock occur on its flanks." A tarn is a small mountain lake.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather A-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Tarn Mountain

Bays:

Port Althorp, Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Davison Bay, Elfin Cove, Gull Cove, Idaho Inlet, Lacy Cove, Lisianski Inlet, Mirror Harbor, Mud Bay, Pelican Harbor, Porcupine Bay, Salt Chuck Bay, Stag Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Razbitie, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Dougherty, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Inian Peninsula, Quartz Point, Rock Point, Soloma Point,

Channels:

Caution Passage, Lisianski Strait,

Cities:

Pelican,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Flats:

Soloma Flat,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Goose Island, Gull Rock, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Miner Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Skinner Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Lake Smiley, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Big Chief Mountain, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Mount Hill, Mine Mountain, Mineral Mountain, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pass Mountain, Pegmatite Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Pyramid Peak, Mount Raatikainen, Tarn Mountain, Wedge Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Rivers:

Goulding River, Lisianski River, Mud Bay River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Steelhead River, Stranger River, Trail River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Fox Creek, Marble Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek, Phonograph Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail,

Cities:

Elfin Cove, Sunnyside,