Information About

Brown Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Brown Mountain on The Map

Location

59 ° 20' 25.001" N,
150 ° 51' 56.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Elevation

1631 ft (497.13 m)

Brown Mountain in Detail.

About

in Kenai Mts., on Kenai Peninsula, on W shore of Nuka Passage, 30 mi. SE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

So named in 1911 by Grant (in Martin and others, 1915, pl.2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the color of the rock.

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-3 SE (2017),
Places Near Brown Mountain
Bays:

Berger Bay, Port Dick, Home Cove, Mikes Bay, Sunday Harbor, Takoma Cove, Taylor Bay, Tonsina Bay, Westdahl Cove,

Capes:

Cape Horn, Front Point, Gore Point, Hardover Point, Nuka Point, Petrof Point,

Channels:

Nuka Passage,

Glaciers:

Petrof Glacier, Wosnesenski Glacier, Yalik Glacier,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Berger Island, Division Island, Long Island, Nuka Island, Nuka Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Mountains:

Brown Mountain, Mount Diablo, Gore Peak, Needle Peak,

Streams:

Ferrum Creek,