Information About

Mount Swineford

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mount Swineford on The Map

Location

58 ° 26' 7.001" N,
133 ° 43' 26" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

6657 ft (2029.05 m)

Mount Swineford in Detail.

About

Elevation 8.7 mi. SE of Taku Lodge on taku River, and 28 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, usgs, for Alfred P. Swineford, second governor of Alaska, who was appointed in 1885, and because "the mountain lies in the vicinity of the city of Juneau, where members of family of ex-Governor Swineford now reside."

Topo Maps

Taku River B-6 (1951), Taku River B-6 (1951), Taku River B-6 (1951), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River B-6 (1994), Taku River B-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Mount Swineford
Glaciers:

Bacon Glacier, Bridge Glacier, East Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Canyon Island,

Lakes:

Boundary Lake, Swineford Lakes, Turner Lake, Twin Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Antler Peaks, Kluchman Mountain, Mount Swineford, Twin Glacier Peak, Wright Peaks,

Rivers:

Sittakanay River, Wright River,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Fish Creek, Hidden Creek, Johnson Creek, Moose Creek, Yehring Creek,