Information About

Gilbert Peninsula

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gilbert Peninsula on The Map

Location

58 ° 48' 50" N,
136 ° 34' 9.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

1398 ft (426.11 m)

Gilbert Peninsula in Detail.

About

In Glacier Bay, 3.5 mi S of Composite Island. 6.4 miles long.

History

Named by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Grover Carl Gilbert, 1843-1918, geologist with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who visited Glacier Bay in 1899. Grover Gilbert was born in New York and joined the Geological Survey of Ohio in 1869, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1879. His numerous publications dealt with a large variety of geological subjects. The first monograph published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1890 was his paper on Lake Bonneville.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Gilbert Peninsula
Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Geikie Inlet, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Tyndall Cove,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Aurora Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Romer Glacier, Scidmore Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Abdallah, Black Cap Mountain, Mount Bulky, Contact Nunatak, Mount Divide, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Mount Friable, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, Hugh Miller Mountain, July Fourth Mountain, Mount Merriam, Red Bed Peak, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Ridges:

Emerson Peaks, Enigma Ridge, Goat Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek,