Information About

Mount Welker

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 0' 29.999" N,
130 ° 0' 6.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Hyder

Elevation

5013 ft (1527.96 m)

Mount Welker in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Canada boundary, 5 mi N of Hyder; Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Philip A. Welker, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), an International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyor from 1893 to 1895 and "who, in 1895, astromonically determined the southern land origin of the Alaska Lisiere boundary, at a point about 2 miles east of this peak * * *."

Topo Maps

Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1954), Bradfield Canal A-1 (1955), Bradfield Canal A-1 (1955), Bradfield Canal A-1 (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955), Bradfield Canal A-1 (1996), Bradfield Canal A-1 (1997), Bradfield Canal A-1 (2000),
Places Near Mount Welker
Areas:

Seal Rocks,

Capes:

Eagle Point, Glacier Point, Salmon Point, Yankee Point,

Glaciers:

Boundary Glacier, Casey Glacier, Glacier G229868E56010N, Glacier G229869E55963N, Glacier G229870E55950N, Glacier G229873E55933N, Glacier G229875E56019N, Glacier G229878E55962N, Easternmost Glacier, Gray Glacier, Hidden Glacier, Red Glacier, Texas Glacier, Thumb Glacier,

Lakes:

No Name Lake,

Mine:

Riverside Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Bayard, Cantu Mountain, Mount Dolly, Mount Hinckley, Mineral Hill, Ninemile Mountain, Mount Welker,

Mountain Ranges:

Lincoln Mountains, Reverdy Mountains,

Rivers:

North Fork Soule River, Salmon River, Soule River,

Streams:

Adanac Creek, Boundary Creek, Cabin Creek, Daly Creek, Fish Creek, Ibex Creek, North Fork Texas Creek, Skookum Creek, Slide Creek, Texas Creek, Thumb Creek, West Fork Texas Creek,

Cities:

Hyder,

Routes:

Chickamin Glacier Trail, Salmon Glacier Northern Bank, Titan Trail,

Waterfalls:

Silver Falls,