Information About

Mount Mausolus

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 37' 32.002" N,
153 ° 51' 15.998" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Elevation

8576 ft (2613.96 m)

Mount Mausolus in Detail.

About

NW of Stony Glacier, Between headwaters of Stony and Swift Rivers, 100 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Name shown on a manuscript map, probably done by a prospector, dated 1917. He must have been a classicist, because several of his names come from classical history. Mausolus, ruler of Caria (now Turkey) about 353 B.C., was commemorated by a magnificent tomb at Malicarnassus.

Topo Maps

Lime Hills (1951), Lime Hills (1951), Lime Hills (1951), Lime Hills (1951), Lime Hills C-3 (1958), Lime Hills (1958), Lime Hills (1958), Lime Hills (1958),

Places Near Mount Mausolus

Glaciers:

Stony Glacier, Tired Pup Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Mausolus,

Mountain Passes:

Sled Pass,