Information About

Coleman Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Coleman Peak on The Map

Location

59 ° 4' 12" N,
135 ° 58' 23.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

5387 ft (1641.96 m)

Coleman Peak in Detail.

Getting There


About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, between Casement and McBride Glaciers, 2.4 mi. NNE of Red Mountain and 35 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.


History

Named in 1947 by W. O. Field, American Geographical Society, A. P. Coleman, 1852-1939, geologist, who visited this area in 1913. Coleman was born and educated in Canada and was professor of geology at Victoria College and Toronto University He was the author of many scientific publications, especially on the glacial and pleistocene geology of the Great Lakes area.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-3 SW (2017),
Places Near Coleman Peak
Bays:

Adams Inlet, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, Nunatak Cove, Stump Cove,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Rowlee Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Krisha Glacier, McBride Glacier, Takhin Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Sealers Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Coleman Peak, Mount Elder, Knob G, Knob H, Mount Krause, The Nunatak, Nunatak Knob, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome, Tree Mountain,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

McConnell Ridge, Van Horn Ridge,

Streams:

Berg Creek, Forest Creek,

Valleys:

Granite Canyon, Howling Valley,