Information About

Thornton Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Thornton Mountain on The Map

Location

55 ° 27' 7.999" N,
131 ° 41' 6" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Ketchikan

Elevation

2431 ft (740.97 m)

Thornton Mountain in Detail.

About

5.7 mi. E of Point Higgins, on Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).

Places Near Thornton Mountain
Archipelagos:

Blank Islands, Tatoosh Islands,

Areas:

Cutter Rocks, Tatoosh Rocks, Upper Nickeyville,

Bars:

Bailey Rock, Bolles Ledge, California Rock, Idaho Rock, Lewis Reef, Ohio Rock, Pennock Reef, Pond Reef, Potter Rock, Rosa Reef, Spire Island Reef, Walden Rocks,

Bays:

Annette Bay, Bald Headed Cove, Black Sand Cove, Blank Inlet, Clam Cove, Coon Cove, Francis Cove, George Inlet, Grant Cove, Herring Bay, Knudson Cove, Leask Cove, Long Arm, Moser Bay, Mud Bay, Naha Bay, Radenbough Cove, Raymond Cove, Refuge Cove, Totem Bight, Tsa Cove, Vallenar Bay, Wadding Cove, Ward Cove, Whisky Cove,

Beaches:

Black Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Higgins, Bar Point, Bat Point, Betton Point, Blank Point, California Head, Carroll Point, Charcoal Point, Cod Point, Donnelly Point, Escape Point, Gravina Point, Helm Point, Indian Point, Lewis Point, Mike Point, Mountain Point, Peninsula Point, Potter Point, Race Point, Reef Point, Rock Point, South Vallenar Point, Survey Point, Tatoosh Point, Vallenar Point, Walden Point,

Channels:

Clover Passage, Inside Passage, Tongass Narrow, Tongass Narrows, Tongass Narrows,

Cities:

Ketchikan, Saxman,

Dams:

Carlanna Lake Dam, Ketchikan Debris Control Dam, Ketchikan Diversion Dam, Ketchikan Lakes Dam, Lake Connell Dam, Lower Silvis Lake Dam, North Fawn Lake Dam, Saxman Dam, Saxman Lower Reservoir Dam, South Fawn Lake Dam, Upper Silvis Lake Dam, Whitman Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Elmo,

Hills:

Brush Hill, Cove Mountain, Judy Hill, Level Mountain,

Islands:

Back Island, Betton Island, Bull Island, Cache Island, Cedar Island, Channel Island, Clover Island, Coon Island, Cynthia Island, Danger Island, Dogfish Island, East Clump, East Island, Granite Island, Grant Island, Gravina Island, Guard Islands, Hump Island, Joe Island, Moser Island, Pennock Island, Pup Island, Spire Island, Stack Island, Trunk Island, Vallenar Rock,

Lakes:

Blue Lake, Bostwick Lake, Carlanna Lake, Cessnun Lakes, Chamberlain Lake, Connell Lake, Lake Emery Tobin, Emma Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Granite Basin, Harriet Hunt Lake, Heckman Lake, Jordan Lake, Leask Lake, Lower and Upper Ketchikan Lakes, Lower Ketchikan Lake, Lower Silvis Lake, Lower Wolf Lake, Mahoney Lake, Patching Lake, Lake Perseverance, Roosevelt Lagoon, Scout Lake, Talbot Lake, Upper Ketchikan Lake, Upper Mahoney Lake, Upper Silvis Lake, Upper Wolf Lake, Ward Lake, Whitman Lake,

Mountains:

Achilles Mountain, Anvil Mountain, Betton Head, Brown Mountain, Buck Mountain, Curve Mountain, Deer Mountain, Deer Mountains, Diana Mountain, Doe Mountain, Dude Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Fish Mountain, Flat Mountain, High Mountain, House Mountain, Irvin Thompson Mountain, John Mountain, Juno Mountain, Mahoney Mountain, Minerva Mountain, Nipple Mountain, Northbird, Plain Mountain, Red Mountain, Roy Jones Mountain, Signal Mountain, Smooth Mountain, Spot Mountain, Sullivan Mountain, Thornton Mountain, Twin Peaks, Ward Mountain,

Parks:

Black Sands Beach State Marine Park, Totem Bight State Historical Park,

Mountain Ranges:

California Ridge,

Ridges:

Dall Ridge, Dall Ridge, Slide Ridge,

Rivers:

Naha River, White River,

Streams:

Beaver Falls Creek, Bostwick Creek, Carlanna Creek, Emma Creek, First Waterfall Creek, Government Creek, Granite Creek, Hoadley Creek, Ketchikan Creek, Leask Creek, Lunch Creek, Perseverance Creek, Second Waterfall Creek, Signal Creek, Trollers Creek, Vallenar Creek, Walker Creek, Walsh Creek, Ward Creek, Whipple Creek, Whitman Creek, Wolf Creek,

Routes:

Carlanna Lake Trail, Coast Guard Beach Trail, Connell Lake Trail, Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail, Dude Mountain Trail, Mahoney Mountain Spur, Minerva Mountain Trail, Naha River Trail, Perseverance Trail, Silvis Lakes Trail, Silvis Lakes Traverse, Ward Lake Trail, Wolf Lake Trail,

Cities:

Carlanna, Clover Pass, Dairy, Herring Cove, Loring, Mountain Point, Mud Bay, Peninsula Point, Pennock Island, Port Higgins, Refuge Cove, Shoreline Drive, Ward Cove,

Waterfalls:

Beaver Falls,