Information About

Solomon Railroad

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Solomon Railroad on The Map

Location

58 ° 39' 59" N,
137 ° 36' 46.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

479 ft (146 m)

Solomon Railroad in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1 mi. NW of Lituya Bay and 88 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

So named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of a "fancied resemblance to a railroad embankment."