on E bank of Chilkat River, 3 mi. W of the summit of Tukgahgo Mtn. and 18 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts
Named in 1880 by the U. S. Navy for Captain J. M. Vanderbilt, captain of the trading steamer Favorite; the name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198 and pl. 1819). It is apparently equivalent to the Russian name Provortni.
Chilkoot, Gantegastaki, Kalwatta,
Bars:Capes:Dok Point, Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,
Dams:Glaciers:Arthur Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Willard Glacier,
Islands:Lakes:Chilkat Lake, Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake,
Mountains:Cathedral Peak, Mount Emmerich, Iron Mountain, Mount Kashagnak, Klutshah Mountain, Mount Krause, Nunatak Knob, Mount Ripinski, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Tukgahgo Mountain,
Parks:Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,
Peaks:Mount Dech, Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,
Mountain Ranges:Ridges:Rivers:Chilkoot River, Kicking Horse River, Klehini River, Takhin River, Tsirku River,
Streams:Anman Creek, Haska Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,
Routes:Dalton Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail,
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