Information About

Mount Carmack

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 33' 52.999" N,
135 ° 14' 56" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Elevation

6243 ft (1902.87 m)

Mount Carmack in Detail.

About

in Coast Mts., 3.2 mi. S of Mount Cleveland and 7 mi. NW of Skagway

History

Named in 1898 by John A. Flemer, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for George W. Carmack whose discovery of gold on Bonanza Creek in 1896 resulted in the Klondike gold rush. Carmack was born in Illinois and came to Alaska during the Juneau gold rush in 1881. He married an Indian girl and for several years he and his wife and her relatives fished for salmon along the Klondike River. In 1896 he met Bob Henderson, an ex-sailor turned prospector, who told him about his gold discovery in the Yukon basin the previous summer. Carmack with his two in-laws, Tagish Jim and Tagish Charlie, visited the site of Henderson's discovery. After prospecting in the area for a few days, they found gold on Rabbit Creek, now called Bonanza Creek. The subsequent finding of large gold nuggets on this creek led to the Klondike gold rush.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 SW (1991), Skagway C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Mount Carmack

Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Denver Glacier, Irene Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier, South Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Boundary Peak 109, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Hefty, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Van Wagenen, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass, White Pass,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower,

Mountain Ranges:

Sawtooth Range,

Ridges:

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,