Information About

Mount Copleston

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 30' 15.001" N,
146 ° 6' 2.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

3619 ft (1103.07 m)

Mount Copleston in Detail.

About

at W end of Shublik Mts., 47 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range

History

On August 5, 1826, Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 150) wrote, "Lieutenant Back made a sketch of the most western mountain, which I had the pleasure of naming in honor of Dr. Copleston, Provost of Oriel College, now Bishop of Landaff."

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mount Michelson C-4 (1978),

Places Near Mount Copleston

Islands:

Black Island, Shublik Island,

Mountains:

Mount Copleston, Red Hill,

Mountain Ranges:

Shubelik Mountains,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Eagle Creek, Ignek Creek, Nanook Creek,

Valleys:

Canning Valley, Ignek Valley, Ikiakpaurak Valley, Ikiakpuk Valley,