Information About

Mount Villard

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 16' 19.999" N,
135 ° 18' 10.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

4583 ft (1396.9 m)

Mount Villard in Detail.

About

5 mi. N of mouth of Katzehin River, on Chilkoot Inlet, 13 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Probably named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1883 for Henry Villard, 1835-1900, American journalist and financier. The name was published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199). Henry Villard was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1853. He was a newspaper reporter and reported the Lincoln-Douglas debates. He also was a Civil War correspondent.

Mount Villard Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Villard.

Topo Maps

Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-1 SW (1991), Skagway B-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Mount Villard
Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Nahku Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dyea Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Haines, Skagway,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Denver Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Dalasuga Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Devils Punch Bowl, Icy Lake, Lily Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 109, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Sinclair Mountain, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park,

Peaks:

Devils Fist, Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Outkaste Picket, Rage Against the Machine, Rockfall Tower, Satans Mistress, Termination Peak, The Trickster, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River, Skagway River, Taiya River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Nahku Portage, Reid Falls Trail, Seduction Point Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,

Waterfalls:

Reid Falls,