Information About

Marsh Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Marsh Peak on The Map

Location

57 ° 7' 30" N,
132 ° 52' 4.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Elevation

3884 ft (1183.84 m)

Marsh Peak in Detail.

About

2 mi. W of head of Thomas Bay and 98 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), presumably for O. C. Marsh, 1831-99, vertebrate paleontologist. He was professor of paleontology at Yale University, 1866-99. He headed numerous scientific expeditions to the Rocky Mountain Area, and in 1887 he was made honorary curator in vertebrate paleontology at the U.S. National Museum. His best known work delat with the evolution of the horse.