Information About

The Nunatak

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 59' 12.001" N,
136 ° 6' 6.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

1132 ft (345.03 m)

The Nunatak in Detail.

About

0.7 mi. N of Nunatak Cove, on Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Monument, 65 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Twenhofel and others, 1946, pl. 1). This mountain was a nunatak from 1911 to 1929. It was called Nunatak Knob by members of the Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map).

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-1 NE (2017),

Places Near The Nunatak

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, Nunatak Cove, Stump Cove, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Aurel Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), McBride Glacier, Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, Riggs Glacier, White Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Garforth Island, Sealers Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, Mount Krause, The Nunatak, Nunatak Knob, Pyramid Peak, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome, Mount Wright,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Peaks:

Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Ridges:

Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Forest Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,