Information About

Van Horn Ridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Van Horn Ridge on The Map

Location

59 ° 2' 2" N,
136 ° 2' 38" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

3061 ft (932.99 m)

Van Horn Ridge in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument extends SW 1 mi. W of Red Mtn. and 40 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts

History

Named by American Geographical Society in 1947 for F. R. Van Horn, 1872-1933, American geologist who visted Muir Inlet in 1913. Van Horn was born in Ohio and was a graduate of Rutgers University He taught geology and minerology at Rutgers University and at the Case School of Applied Science. He was Director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1920-33. He was the author of numerous scientific papers mostly dealing with mineralogy .

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 Van Horn Ridge
Bays:

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

Capes:

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

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Le Blondeau Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), McBride Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Takhin Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Sealers Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Elder, Knob G, Knob H, Mount Krause, The Nunatak, Nunatak Knob, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome,

Peaks:

Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

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

Streams:

Forest Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Granite Canyon,