Information About

Mount Fafnir

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Location

61 ° 26' 35.002" N,
147 ° 2' 10" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

10354 ft (3155.9 m)

Mount Fafnir in Detail.

About

In Dora Keen Range, 6.3 mi ENE of Mount Witherspoon and 33 mi NW of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Named after "Fafnir" a dragon in Norse mythology. Published by Nielsen (1963, p. 135). First ascent by Art Maki, Robert West, and Peggy West in July 1955.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-1 NE (2016),

Places Near Mount Fafnir

Glaciers:

Nelchina Glacier, Science Glacier, Second Branch Columbia Glacier (not official), Ted Stevens Icefield,

Mountains:

Blackcliff Mountain, Mount Cardozo, Columbia Peak, Mount Defiant, Mount Edison, Mount Einstein, Mount Elusive, Mount Fafnir, Flat Top Peak, Mount Gilbert Lewis, Mount Haley, Mount Langmuir, Mount Michelson, Pilot Peak, Mount Powder Top, Sharkstooth Mountain, Mount Siegfried, Mount Thor, Mount Valhalla, Mount Witherspoon,

Ridges:

Divider Mountain,