Information About

McConnell Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 3' 2.999" N,
136 ° 7' 9.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

2805 ft (854.96 m)

McConnell Ridge in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, extends W from McBride Glacier to Muir Inlet, 4 mi. N of Sealers Island 40 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1947 for R. G. McConnell, 1857-1942, Canadian geologist, who visited Muir Inlet in 1913. McConnell was a member of the Canadian Geological Survey and was famous for his geological investigations of the Klondike and Yukon areas of Canada.

McConnell Ridge Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near McConnell Ridge.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway A-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-3 SW (2017),

Places Near McConnell Ridge

Bays:

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

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Rowlee Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Aurel Glacier, Le Blondeau Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, McBride Glacier, Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Takhin Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Sealers Island,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

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

Streams:

Forest Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch,