Information About

Fairweather Range

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 40' 0.001" N,
137 ° 10' 0.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

10561 ft (3218.99 m)

Fatalities

3

Fairweather Range in Detail.

About

extends SE from Grand Pacific and Grand Plateau Glaciers to Cross Sound and Icy Strait, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 80 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 70 miles long.

History

The name was used by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 207), and name presumably derived from Mount Fairweather, the highest peak in the range.

Fatalities

On July 20, 2024, 3 people died while plane piloting. Read More

Fairweather Range Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Fairweather Range.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather C-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-4 NE (2017),
Places Near Fairweather Range
Glaciers:

Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, Dagelet Glacier, Finger Glacier, Gilman Glacier, Hoonah Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Kashoto Glacier, Klooch Glacier, Lookout Glacier, North Crillon Glacier, La Perouse Glacier, South Crillon Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Lakes:

Crillon Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Mount Bertha, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Cooper, Mount Crillon, Mount Dagelet, Mount Klooch, Mount La Perouse, Middle Dome, North Dome, Mount Orville, Ptarmigan Dome, Mount Salisbury, South Dome, Mount Wilbur, Mount Wright,

Mountain Ranges:

Fairweather Range,

Valleys:

Great Valley,