Information About

Gateway Knob

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

502 ft (153.01 m)

About

in Alsek River at river bend, 1 mi. W of 1961 terminus of Alsek Glacier, and 60 mi. SE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Gateway Knob

So named in 1906 by Blackwelder (1907, p. 428, 430), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the hill represented the "jumping-off" place when crossing the glacier. The glacier was once at this hill but has since retreated.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat A-1 (1959), Yakutat A-1 (1959), Yakutat A-1 (1959), Yakutat A-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Gateway Knob

Glaciers:

Alsek Glacier,

Hills:

Gateway Knob,

Lakes:

Alsek Lake, Lower Doame Lake, Upper Doame Lake,

Parks:

Glacier Bay National Preserve,

Mountain Ranges:

Deception Hills,

Rivers:

Doame River, South Fork Doame River,

Streams:

Clear Creek,

Routes:

Alsek Lake Trail,