Information About

Tordrillo Mountains

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 24' 33.998" N,
152 ° 24' 42.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Kenai

Parent

Alaska Range

Mountains

Crater Peak, Dickason Mountain, Porcupine Butte,

Elevation

11414 ft (3478.99 m)

Tordrillo Mountains in Detail.

About

At the SW end of the Alaska Range; bounded on the N and W by Skwentna River, on the S by Chakachatna River, and on the E by lowlands of Susitna River. Includes Hayes Glacier and North Branch Trimble Glacier on the north and east, extends south-southeast to Crater Peak. The south end is 64 km (40 mi) WNW of Tyonek. Named peaks within the Tordrillo Mountains in addition to Crater Peak include: Mount Gerdine, Mount Torbert, and Mount Spurr.

History

Named in 1898 by J.E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably a form of an Indian name.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 (1958), Tyonek B-7 NE (2017),
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Basins:

East Torbert Cirque, West Torbert Cirque,

Glaciers:

Barrier Glacier, Crater Glacier, Harpoon Glacier, North Twin Glacier, Pothole Glacier, Spurr Ice Plateau,

Lakes:

Ch-akajabena Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Chichantna, Crater Peak, Mount Gerdine, Hayes Volcano, Mount Nagishlamina, The Rowel, Mount Spurr, Mount Torbert,

Peaks:

Hayes Point, Mount Talachulitna,

Mountain Ranges:

Tordrillo Mountains,

Rivers:

Nagishlamina River,