Information About

Howling Valley

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Location

58 ° 58' 28.999" N,
135 ° 47' 42" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

715 ft (217.93 m)

Howling Valley in Detail.

About

2 mi. long, branch of Granite Canyon, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 5 mi. N of Adams Inlet and 69 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1899 by John Muir (in Burroughs and others, 1902, p. 38-39) of the Harriman Alaska Expedition. Burroughs wrote that a hunting party went out to stir up the bears and there was "little doubt that the genus loci of Howling Valley would soon change its tune."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Howling Valley
Bays:

Adams Inlet,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Casement Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Girdled Glacier, White Glacier,

Lakes:

Berg Lake, Endicott Lake, Main Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Elder, Mount Emmerich, Mount Krause, Nunatak Knob, Mount Rice, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome, Tree Mountain, Mount Young,

Mountain Passes:

Endicott Gap,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Streams:

Berg Creek,

Valleys:

Endicott Valley, Granite Canyon, Howling Valley, Main Valley,