Information About

Fossil Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fossil Peak on The Map

Location

58 ° 39' 47.002" N,
136 ° 37' 5.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

3816 ft (1163.12 m)

Fossil Peak in Detail.

About

0.5 mi. S of head of Charpentier Glacier, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-2 NW (2017),
Places Near Fossil Peak
Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Geikie Inlet, Hugh Miller Inlet, Reid Inlet, Scidmore Bay,

Capes:

Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Gilbert Peninsula, Ibach Point,

Glaciers:

Aurora Glacier, Brady Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Geikie Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Reid Glacier, Scidmore Glacier,

Lakes:

Abyss Lake, Vivid Lake, Wood Lake,

Mine:

Galena Mine, Sentinel Mine,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Blackthorn Peak, Mount Bulky, Contact Nunatak, Contact Peak, Mount Divide, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Mount Friable, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, Hugh Miller Mountain, July Fourth Mountain, Red Bed Peak, Serrated Peak, Threesome Mountain, Mount Wood,

Parks:

Glacier Bay National Park,

Ridges:

Enigma Ridge, Goat Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek, Wood Creek,