Information About

Hanging Glacier Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hanging Glacier Mountain on The Map

Location

67 ° 53' 53.999" N,
150 ° 42' 47.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Wiseman

Parent

Brooks Range

Elevation

6568 ft (2001.93 m)

Hanging Glacier Mountain in Detail.

About

3 mi. W of Mount Doonerak and 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range

History

Named about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 22) who wrote, "They (the mountains) were topped by hanging glaciers. The most westerly of these two mountain masses I called 'Hanging Glacier.'"