Information About

Pinnacle Pass

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

4780 ft (1456.94 m)

About

between Hitchcock Hills and Pinnacle Pass Hills, 26 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Pinnacle Pass

I. C. Russell (1891, p. 130), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), wrote: "The pass we named 'Pinnacle Pass,' on account of the many towering pinnacles overshadowing it."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-7 NE (2017),

Places Near Pinnacle Pass

Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Blossom Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Marvine Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Blossom Island, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,