Information About

Blackthorn Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 34' 23.002" N,
136 ° 34' 9.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

3671 ft (1118.92 m)

Blackthorn Peak in Detail.

Getting There

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, E of Geikie Glacier, 52 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Reid (1896, p. 428), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Name published 1896 by Reid, USGS. Name variation: Black Thorn.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Blackthorn Peak

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Geikie Inlet, Hugh Miller Inlet, Tyndall Cove,

Capes:

Eerie Point, Eerie Point,

Dams:

Excursion Inlet Cannery Dam,

Glaciers:

Aurora Glacier, Brady Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Geikie Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Maynard Glacier,

Lakes:

Abyss Lake, North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, Lake Seclusion, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake, Wood Lake,

Mountains:

Blackthorn Peak, Mount Bulky, Contact Nunatak, Contact Peak, Mount Divide, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Mount Friable, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, Hugh Miller Mountain, July Fourth Mountain, Red Bed Peak, Serrated Peak, Mount Skarn, Threesome Mountain, Mount Wood,

Ridges:

Enigma Ridge, Goat Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek, Wood Creek,