Information About

Mount Prinsep

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 31' 30" N,
136 ° 14' 11" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

5702 ft (1737.97 m)

Mount Prinsep in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Candada boundary, 2.6 mi. NW of Chilkat Peak, 33 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mountains.

History

Named Prinsep Peak in 1926 by United States and Canada for G.T. Prinseps, Ottawa, surveyor with the Canadian section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC).

Mount Prinsep Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Prinsep.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-4 (1948), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway C-4 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Mount Prinsep

Glaciers:

Boundary Glacier, Glacier G223637E59372N, Glacier G223641E59360N, Glacier G223642E59341N, Jarvis Glacier, Little Jarvis Glacier, Saksaia Glacier,

Lakes:

Herman Lake, Mosquito Lake, Three Guardsman Lake, Walker Lake,

Mine:

Cahoon Creek Mine, Christmas Creek Mine, Glacier Creek Mine, Porcupine Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Ashmun, Mount Cheetdeekahyu, Chilkat Peak, Flower Mountain, Four Winds Mountain, Glave Peak, Hiteshitak Mountain, Porcupine Peak, Mount Prinsep, Mount Seltat, Sunshine Mountain, Surgeon Mountain, Tohitkah Mountain,

Rivers:

Kelsall River,

Streams:

37 Mile Creek, Bear Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Cahoon Creek, Glacier Creek, Herman Creek, Jarvis Creek, Little Boulder Creek, McKinley Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nataga Creek, Porcupine Creek, Rosaunt Creek, Summit Creek,

Cities:

Porcupine,

Cities:

Covenant Life, Mosquito Lake,