Information About

Jaw Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Jaw Mountain on The Map

Location

56 ° 58' 9.001" N,
157 ° 53' 20" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

2247 ft (684.89 m)

Jaw Mountain in Detail.

About

two, arc-shaped group open to NE 30 mi. NW of Cape Kunmik, on Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who described "its two peaks separated by a steep-side gap (like a jaw)."