Information About

Hanging Glacier Mountain

Quick Facts

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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.'"

Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Hanging Glacier Mountain

Cities:

Alinnak,

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Chimney Mountain, Mount Doonerak, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Inclined Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Midnight Mountain, North Peak, Redstar Mountain, Twoprong Mountain, Wien Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Chimney Pass, Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Amawk Creek, Barrenland Creek, Bombardment Creek, Ernie Creek, Fishless Creek, Grizzly Creek, Holmes Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pinnyanaktuk Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,