Information About

University Range

University Range

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

8419 ft (2566.11 m)

Fatalities:

1

Mountains :

University Peak,

About

Trends NW-SE from Chitistone River to University Peak, bounded on the E by University Peak, on the SW by Glacier Creek and the unnamed glacier at the head of he stream, on the NW by the Chitistone River, and on the NE by Chitistone Glacier and the head of Russell Glacier, 38 mi E of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts.

Getting To University Range

History of University Range

Named in 1965 by Terris Moore, former President of the University of Alaska, for the University of Alaska.

Fatalities

April 29, 1999

1 person died

mountaineering

Found on the following Topo Maps

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Places Near University Range

Capes:

Glaciers:

Chitistone Glacier, Hole-In-The-Wall Glacier, Twaharpies Glacier,

Lakes:

Upper Skolai Lake,

Mine:

Erickson Prospect, Radovan Prospect,

Mountains:

Castle Mountain, Celeno Peak, Mount Baldwin, Ocypete Peak, Pyramid Peak, The Twaharpies, Ultima Thule Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Chitistone Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

University Range,

Ridges:

The Grand Parapet,

Streams:

Cave Creek, Hasen Creek, Toby Creek,

Routes:

The Goat Trail,

Valleys:

Chitistone Gorge, Contact Gulch, Radovan Gulch,

Waterfalls:

Chitistone Falls,