Information About

Grindle Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 16' 54.001" N,
143 ° 14' 44.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

2231 ft (680.01 m)

Grindle Hills in Detail.

About

Forms the W portion of the Robinson Mountains, extending NW from Hanna Lake into the Bering Glacier, 18 mi. SW of Mount Steller, Chugach Mts. 7 miles long.

History

Named in 1938 by oil company geologists for Melvin Grindle, who trapped and guided in this area for many years before his death in 1951.

Grindle Hills Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Grindle Hills.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier B-6 (1985), Bering Glacier B-6 SW (2016),

Places Near Grindle Hills

Areas:

Bering Glacier System,

Bays:

Foottrack Cove,

Capes:

Arrowhead Point,

Glaciers:

Bering Glacier, Bering Lobe, Griddlecake Glacier, Kaliakh Lobe, Yushin Glacier,

Islands:

The Wallypogs, Bentwood Island, Beringia Novaya, Peat Falls Island, Pointed Island, Tsitus Island, Weeping Peat Island, Whaleback Island,

Lakes:

Hanna Lake, Hohlinsock Lake, Midimber Lake, Tsiu Lake, Tsivat Lake, Vitus Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Grindle Gap, Tsivat Outlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Grindle Hills,

Ridges:

Donald Ridge, Override Ridge,

Rivers:

Abandoned River, Midtimber River, Tsiu River,