Information About

Mount Steller

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 31' 7" N,
143 ° 5' 58.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

9924 ft (3024.84 m)

Mount Steller in Detail.

About

on Waxell Ridge, 20.5 mi. SE of Mount Tom White and 90 mi. E of Cordova; Chugach Mts.

History

named in 1928 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for George Wilhelm Steller, naturalist with Vitus Bering on his discovery voyage in 1741. ashore and collected specimens on Kayak Island which is about 60 mi. SW of this peak.

Mount Steller Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Steller.