Information About

Faris Peak

Faris Peak

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

Akutan

Parent:

Unimak Island

Elevation:

5230 ft (1594.1 m)

About

In the SW part of Unimak Isalnd, 3 mi S of Pogromni Volcano, Aleutian Islands.

History of Faris Peak

Named by O. H. Tittmann, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Robert Lee Faris, Assistant Director of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) until his death in 1932. A member of Ferdinand Westdahl's party, Faris determined the geographic position of this peak in 1901.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak C-3 (1989),

Places Near Faris Peak

Cities:

Nosovskoi, Pogromni,

Bays:

Cataract Cove, Dublin Bay,

Beaches:

Airplane Flats,

Capes:

Arch Point, Raven Point, Seal Cape, Survey Point,

Glaciers:

Glacier G195297E54506N,

Hills:

Red Hill, Scotch Cap, The Sisters,

Islands:

Caribou Islands, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Tarheel Lagoon,

Mountains:

Eickelberg Peak, Faris Peak, Pogromni Volcano, Promontory Hill, Westdahl Peak,

Rivers:

Big River, Pogromni River, Sandy River,

Streams:

Beartrack Creek, Cap Creek, Iron Bridge Creek, Mishap Creek,