Information About

Porphyry Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 28' 17" N,
142 ° 49' 41.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Parent

Wrangell Mountains

Elevation

5932 ft (1808.07 m)

Porphyry Mountain in Detail.

About

E of Kennicott Glacier,4 mi. NE of Mccarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1908 by D.C. Witherspoon (Moffit and Capps, 1911, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because the mountain is largely composed of porphyry, a type of igneous rock.

Porphyry Mountain Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Porphyry Mountain.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Porphyry Mountain

Cities:

Nizina, Sourdough,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Star Lake, Threemile Lake,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kennicott River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Chititu Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lake Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Sawmill Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,