Information About

Mount Sholes

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 55' 40.001" N,
150 ° 30' 29.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Elevation

4731 ft (1442.01 m)

Mount Sholes in Detail.

About

4 mi. NE of Glacier Point, E of Ruth Glacier, Alaska Range

History

Mountain climbers' name probably given by members of the 1945 Mazama expedition to the area (Metcalf, 1945, map facing p. 11).

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 NE (2014),

Places Near Mount Sholes

Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater,

Capes:

Glaciers:

Buckskin Glacier, Glacier G209301E62921N, Glacier G209459E62947N, Glacier G209466E62842N, Glacier G209504E62852N, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Ruth Glacier,

Locales:

Japanese Couloir,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Church, Mount Dickey, Mount Eldridge, Explorers Peak, Mount Glisen, Mount Johnson, Mount Lee, Mount Mazama, Mooses Tooth, Mount Sholes, Mount Silverthrone,

Mountain Passes:

Brooks Gap, The Gateway, Silverthrone Col,

Pillars:

Streams:

Alder Creek, Crystal Creek, Slide Creek, Whistler Creek,

Valleys:

The Great Gorge,