Information About

Black Cap Mountain

Black Cap Mountain

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

3048 ft (929.03 m)

About

Near the S end of a ridge in Glacier Bay National Monument on N shore of Glacier Bay, 3.5 mi SSE of Mount Merriam, 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Black Cap Mountain

Descriptive name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 "because the peak is composed of black limestone and the contrast with the color of the flanks of the mountain makes it visible for many miles."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Black Cap Mountain

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Shag Cove, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Loomis Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Drake Island, Geikie Rock, Lone Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Bulky, Mount Cadell, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Gullied Peak, Hugh Miller Mountain, Mount Kloh Kutz, Marble Mountain, Mount Merriam, Pyramid Peak, Red Bed Peak, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks, Idaho Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek,