Information About

Mount Valhalla

Mount Valhalla

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Valdez

Parent:

Chugach Mountains

Elevation:

11906 ft (3628.95 m)

About

In the Chugach Mountains, 6 mi NE of Mount Witherspoon and 34 mi NW of Valdez.

History of Mount Valhalla

Named in 1957 by L. E. Nielsen because the peak is "a fitting throne of the gods." Nielsen was a member of the first ascent party on July 1, 1957.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-1 NE (2016),

Places Near Mount Valhalla

Glaciers:

Nelchina Glacier, Science Glacier, Second Branch Columbia Glacier (not official),

Mountains:

Aspero Peak, Blackcliff Mountain, Mount Cardozo, Columbia Peak, Mount Defiant, Mount Edison, Mount Einstein, Mount Elusive, Mount Fafnir, Flat Top Peak, Mount Gilbert Lewis, Mount Haley, Mount Langmuir, Mount Michelson, Pilot Peak, Mount Powder Top, Sharkstooth Mountain, Mount Siegfried, Mount Thor, Mount Valhalla, Mount Witherspoon,