Information About

Governors Ridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Governors Ridge on The Map

Location

58 ° 48' 41" N,
134 ° 7' 23.002" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Parent

Coast Mountains

Elevation

6755 ft (2058.92 m)

Governors Ridge in Detail.

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

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

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,