Information About

Sheep Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 50' 3.998" N,
147 ° 30' 34.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

6037 ft (1840.08 m)

Sheep Mountain in Detail.

About

extends NE 11 mi., along Glenn Highway between Caribou Creek and Tahneta Pass, 50 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1906 by Sidney Paige and Adolph Knopf (in Brooks and others, 1907, p. 116), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Sheep Mountain Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Sheep Mountain.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SE (2013),
Places Near Sheep Mountain
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon, Puck Futin,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Knob Lake, Lake Leila, North Knob Lake, South Lake, Squaw Lake, Tahneta Lake, Trail Lake,

Mountains:

Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Knob Hill, Lion Head, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Table Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Mountain Passes:

Belanger Pass, Cameron Pass, Tahneta Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Horn Mountains,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Bench Creek, Bitter Creek, Camp Creek, Caribou Creek, Dan Creek, Dick Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Greta Creek, Gunsight Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, McDougall Creek, Middle Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, South Creek, Squaw Creek, Startup Creek, Trail Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Dave Gulch, Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch, Money Gulch, Noon Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Sailor Gulch,