Information About

Mount Eielson

Mount Eielson

Quick Facts

Region:

Denali

Nearest City:

Talkeetna

Elevation:

5758 ft (1755.04 m)

About

in Denali National Park, 3.5 mi. S of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range

History of Mount Eielson

Named by U.S. Congress on June 14, 1930, for Carl Ben Eielson "in honor of the pioneer work in aviation performed in Alaska and the North ***." Eielson had recently been killed in a plane crash in Siberia. The local name "Copper Mountain" was reported in 1925 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-1 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-1 NW (2015),

Places Near Mount Eielson

Capes:

Glaciers:

Muldrow Glacier, Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Mount Eielson, Mount Galen, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Mount Mather, Red Mountain, Scott Peak, Mount Sheldon, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak, Wedge Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Anderson Pass, Highway Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Reserves:

Denali Wilderness,

Ridges:

Copper Mountain Bar,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Camp Creek, Contact Creek, Crystal Creek, Fault Creek, Glacier Creek, Gorge Creek, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Intermittent Creek, Little Stony Creek, Myrtle Creek, Pirate Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,