Information About

Knob G

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 52' 30" N,
136 ° 8' 30.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

1719 ft (523.95 m)

Knob G in Detail.

About

on W side of Muir Inlet, between valleys of Morse and Plateau Glaciers, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by member of the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map) because H. F. Reid's "triangulation station "G" was established on this point in 1890 (Reid, 1892, pl. 14) and was used by many subsequent observers. It was also known as "The Rat" by tourists of the 1880's.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961),

Places Near Knob G

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Glacier Bay, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Nunatak Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove, Stump Cove, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, White Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Garforth Island, Geikie Rock, Lone Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island, Sturgess Island,

Mountains:

Mount Cadell, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, The Nunatak, Pyramid Peak, Red Mountain, Mount Wright,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Forest Creek, Wolf Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,