Information About

Mount Rasmuson

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 47' 10" N,
139 ° 25' 40.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

3691 ft (1125.02 m)

Mount Rasmuson in Detail.

About

On Puget Peninsula, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) SE of Mount Hendrickson and 32 km (20 mi) NE of Yakutat; in Tongass NF, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1905 by Ralph S. Tarr and Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Edward A. Rasmuson (1882-1949), teacher at the government school at Yakutat and missionary of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Mount Rasmuson
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reef, New Reefs,

Bays:

Chicago Harbor, Disenchantment Bay, Eleanor Cove, Humpback Cove, Redfield Cove, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay, Shelter Cove,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Cape Stoss, Kooisk Point, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Orange Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Knight Island, Neeg Island, Osier Island, Tla-xagh Island,

Lakes:

Mountain Lake, Lake Redfield, Situk Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount Mallott, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, South Mountain, Mount Stamy, Mount Tebenkof, Mount Unana,

Rivers:

West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Beasley Creek, Calahonda Creek, Humpback Creek, Indian Camp Creek, Onklat Creek,

Routes:

Mountain Lake Trail Yakutat, Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,