Information About

Governors Ridge

Quick Facts

Region:

Juneau

Nearest City:

Juneau

Parent:

Coast Mountains

Elevation:

6755 ft (2058.92 m)

About

Trends NE-SW, in the Coast Mountains, extending from Elephant Prontory to Mount Moore, 6 mi SE of Mount Ogilvie and 37 mi NNE of Juneaau. 0.8 mile long.

History of Governors Ridge

Named in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project because in 1951 the Governor of Alaska visited this area.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau D-1 (1960), Juneau D-1 (1960), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau D-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Governors Ridge

Basins:

Icy Basin, Washington Basin,

Glaciers:

Demorest Glacier, Hades Highway, Matthes Glacier, Taku Glacier, Unknown Glacier, Vaughan Lewis Glacier,

Mountains:

Blizzard Peak, Boundary Peak 96, Mount Bressler, Camp 4 Peak, Centurian Peak, The Citadel, Couloir Peak, Dipyramid, Elephant Promontory, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Gale Peak, Gisel Peak, Juncture Peak, Mammary Peak, Mount Moore, Mount Nesselrode, Mount Ogilvie, Organ Pipes, Shoehorn Mountain, Stronghold Peak, Twin Glacier Peak, Typhoon Peak, Vantage Peak,

Peaks:

Gorgon Spire,

Ridges:

Governors Ridge, Ivy Ridge, Picket Gate Crags, The Scatter Peaks, Spirit Range, Storm Range, The Wall,