Information About

Mount Sheldon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mount Sheldon on The Map

Location

63 ° 35' 31.999" N,
150 ° 7' 0.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

5354 ft (1631.9 m)

Mount Sheldon in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, on W bank of Toklat River, 13 mi. N ne of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range

History

Name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Charles Sheldon, 1867-1928, noted author and hunter-naturalist, who studied Dall sheep and other wildlife in the Mount McKinley area in 1906, 1907, and 1908. He was the prime figure in Mount McKinley's establishment as a National Park. See Denali National Park.

Mount Sheldon Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Sheldon.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Mount Sheldon
Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Cabin Peak, Divide Mountain, Mount Eielson, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Polychrome Mountain, Mount Sheldon, Stony Hill, Wyoming Hills,

Mountain Passes:

Cabin Divide, Highway Pass, Polychrome Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Cabin Creek, Contact Creek, Fault Creek, Granite Creek, Little Stony Creek, Sheldon Creek, Stampede Creek, Stony Creek, Sunrise Creek,

Valleys:

Bear Draw,

Cities:

Toklat,