Information About

Gateway Knob

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 11' 22.999" N,
138 ° 10' 57" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

502 ft (153.01 m)

Gateway Knob in Detail.

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

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.

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,