Information About

Matthews Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Matthews Mountain on The Map

Location

52 ° 50' 44.999" N,
173 ° 19' 31.001" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Matthews Mountain in Detail.

About

On the peninsula 3 mi. W of Chirikof Point, E coast of Attu Island, lying to the E of Alexai Pass, Aleutian Islands.

History

This name was proposed in 1944 to honor Captain Ralph D. Matthews, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), killed December 26, 1943; published in 1951 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 9127.

Places Near Matthews Mountain
Archipelagos:

Gibson Islands, Near Islands,

Bars:

Hodikof Reef,

Bays:

Alexai Cove, Bedard Cove, Blind Cove, Casco Cove, Chichagof Harbor, East Arm Holtz Bay, Hodikof Bay, Holtz Bay, Kelliher Cove, Kelliher Cove, Massacre Bay, Navy Cove, Pyramid Cove, Sarana Bay, West Arm Holtz Bay,

Beaches:

Alexai Beach, Big Mike Beach, Casco Beach, Chichagof Beach, Chirikof Beach, Eckman Beach, Gainor Beach, Hidalgo Beach, Massacre Beach, Red Beach, Sarana Beach, Schuler Beach, West Beach,

Capes:

Point Poker, Point Black, Alexai Point, Barbara Point, Buchanan Point, Casco Point, Center Point, Chichagof Point, Chirikof Point, Golstov Point, Goltsov Point, Hodikof Point, Hook Point, Point Hope, Khlebnikof Point, Krasni Point, Krupa Point, Murder Point, Pisa Point, Range Point, Square Point,

Channels:

East Channel, West Channel,

Cliffs:

McCloud Head, Northeast Bluff,

Streams:

Sarana Brook,

Hills:

Artillery Hill, Buffalo Head, Engineer Hill, Lookout Hill, Thirty-Seven Hill,

Islands:

Akuchin Rocks, Bashmakoff Rocks, Chaloo-ga Rocks, Chuckskin Rocks, Cooper Islands, Gibson Island, Hodikof Island, Hoppe Island, Inner Rocks, Kennon Island, Loaf Island, Middle Rocks, Outer Rock, Sootin Rocks,

Lakes:

Lake Elwood, Lake Canirco, Lake Cories, Elwood Lake, Lost Lake, Mirror Lake, Lake Nicholas,

Locales:

Sin,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Brewer Peak, Cold Mountain, Devils Mountain, East Peak, Matthews Mountain, Middle Peak, Newman Peak, Simson Peak, Southwest Peak, Taylor Peak, Terrible Mountain, Vanderlann Peak, Washburn Peak, West Peak, Weston Mountains,

Mountain Passes:

Alexai Pass, Clevesy Pass, East Channel Massacre Bay, Greenwood Pass, Holtz Sarana Pass, Jackass Pass, Japanese Gap, Jarmin Pass, Thiel Pass, West Channel Massacre Bay,

Ridges:

Fishhook Ridge, Gilbert Ridge, Henderson Ridge, Hopkins Ridge, McNew Hill, Moore Ridge, North Ridge, Pierucci Ridge, Prendergat Ridge, Robinson Ridge,

Rivers:

Peaceful River,

Streams:

Alexai Creek, Bassett Creek, Darroh Creek, Eckman Creek, Gawanka Brook, Kingfisher Creek, McKenzie Creek, Mirror Creek, O-Donnell Creek, Rucksock Creek, Scout Creek,

Valleys:

Addison Valley, East Massacre Valley, Jim Fish Valley, O-Donnell Valley, Peaceful Valley, Scout Canyon, Siddens Valley, West Massacre Valley, Zwinge Valley,

Cities:

Attu, Navy Town,