Information About

Mount Hayford

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mount Hayford on The Map

Location

55 ° 45' 1.001" N,
130 ° 17' 8.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Elevation

6152 ft (1875.13 m)

Mount Hayford in Detail.

About

W of Verdure Point, 15 mi. SW of Hyder, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1925 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) after John Fillmore Hayford, 1868-1925, Director of the College of Engineering, North-western University, from 1909 to 1925; he achieved international recognition for his work in isostasy.