Information About

Pinnacle Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 8' 26.999" N,
140 ° 16' 18.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

4780 ft (1456.94 m)

Pinnacle Pass in Detail.

About

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

History

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."

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,