Information About

Mount Wickersham

Mount Wickersham

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Palmer

Parent:

Chugach Mountains

Elevation:

6995 ft (2132.08 m)

About

S of the Matanuska River on the W edge of Matanuska Glacier, 80 mi NE of Anchorage, Chugach Mountains.

History of Mount Wickersham

Named in 1960 by E. L. Bartlett, Senator from Alaska and F. A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior for James Wickersham (1857-1939), Attorney, District Judge, and Territorial Delegate to Congrass from Alaska. He was the leader of the first and unsuccessful attempt to climb Mount McKinley (now Denali) in 1903.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage C-2 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-2 (1993), Anchorage C-2 NW (2013),

Places Near Mount Wickersham

Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Gravel Creek Pillar, Hide and Seek, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Lion Head, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Peaks:

Hicks Peak, Icing Peak, Packsaddle,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Dan Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacier Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,

Mount Wickersham Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Wickersham.