Information About

Spirit Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Spirit Mountain on The Map

Location

61 ° 19' 35" N,
144 ° 37' 30" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

7201 ft (2194.86 m)

Spirit Mountain in Detail.

About

3.4 mi. SE of junction of Uranalina River with Copper River and 56 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen, (1887, p. 46), USA, because "Kawkus, the oldest of the coast natives, informed us that formerly much fire and smoke wer e emitted from the mountain, and that now terrific rumblings were at times heard , all the workings of a Mighty Spirit."

Spirit Mountain Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Spirit Mountain.

Topo Maps

Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez B-2 SW (2016),
Places Near Spirit Mountain
Cities:

Taral,

Cities:

Chitina,

Routes:

Chitna Route,

Lakes:

First Lake, Lost Lake, Town Lake,

Mountains:

Spirit Mountain,

Rivers:

Chitina River, Kotsina River, Uranatina River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Cirque Creek, Dewey Creek, Eskilida Creek, Falls Creek, Fox Creek, Haley Creek, O-Brien Creek, Taral Creek, Tenas Creek,

Valleys:

Wood Canyon,