History of Powell Peak

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C.M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902, geologist and ethnologist; name published in 1888 by US@C&GS. Powell served as a major in the Union Army and professor of geology at Wesleyan College. He made the first geological and geographical survey of the Colorado River for the Smithsonian Institution in 1869. Later he was engaged in geological and ethnological studies in Arizona and Utah. He helped establish the U.S. Geological Survey in 1879 and was its director 1881-94.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Powell Peak

Spray Island,

Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Dry Bay, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Thomas Bay,

Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Beacon Point, The Oasis, Spurt Point, Point Vandeput, Wind Point, Wood Point,

North Baird Glacier,

Prolewy Rocks, Ruth Island, Sukoi Islets,

Brown Cove Lake, De Boer Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Farragut Lake, Ruth Lake, Scenery Lake, Spurt Point Lake, Swan Lake,

Agassiz Peak, Bainbridge Peak, Cosmos Peak, Dana Peak, Dome Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Foote Peak, Franklin Peaks, Fulton Peak, Grant Peak, Gray Peak, Hamilton Peak, Hancock Peak, Henry Peak, Hump Knoll, Hump Knoll, Jefferson Peak, Jenkins Peak, Marsh Peak, Maury Peak, Pierce Peak, Pirate Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Preble Peak, Rodman Peak, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Stanton Peak, Stewart Peak, Waterfall Peak,

Buddington Range, Cosmos Range,

Patterson Peaks,

Muddy River, Patterson River,

Cascade Creek, Clear Creek, Crystal Creek, Delta Creek, Fivemile Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek, Twelvemile Creek,

Colp Lake Trail, Ruth Lake Trail, Spurt Point Lake Trail, Swan Lake Trail,