Information About

Porcupine Hill

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 33' 2.002" N,
135 ° 13' 43" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Parent

Coast Mountains

Elevation

4176 ft (1272.84 m)

Porcupine Hill in Detail.

About

2 mi. E of summit of Mount Carmack and 7 mi. N of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Name given in 1898 by John Nelson, US@C&GS.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 SW (1991), Skagway C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Porcupine Hill

Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Denver Glacier, Irene Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier, Schubee Glacier, South Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Bagot, Boundary Peak 109, Boundary Peak 111, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Hefty, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Van Wagenen, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass, White Pass,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor,

Mountain Ranges:

Sawtooth Range,

Ridges:

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,