Information About

White Cap Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map White Cap Mountain on The Map

Location

58 ° 24' 32" N,
136 ° 15' 43.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

3100 ft (944.88 m)

White Cap Mountain in Detail.

About

In Glacier Bay National monument, 2.6 mi. NE of mouth of Dundas River and 37 mi. NW of Hoonah.

History

Descriptive name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 "because the top of the mountain is capped by massive white limestone."

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-1 NW (2017),
Places Near White Cap Mountain
Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Berg Bay, Dundas Bay, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fingers Bay, Granite Cove, Gull Cove, Inian Cove, Jacks Cove, Johnson Cove, Lacy Cove, Mosquito Cove, Ripple Cove, Tyndall Cove, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Dundas, Iceberg Point, Point Lavinia, Rush Point, Saint James Point, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, North Passage, Sitakaday Narrows, South Inian Pass, South Passage, Whidbey Passage,

Islands:

Gaff Rock, George Island, Goose Island, Inian Island, Lars Island, Lemesurier Island, Netland Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Willoughby Island,

Lakes:

Lake Seclusion,

Mountains:

Serrated Peak, Mount Skarn, Tlingit Peak, White Cap Mountain, Mount Wood,

Rivers:

Dundas River,

Streams:

Fox Creek, Wood Creek,

Cities:

Elfin Cove,