Information About

Mount Blackburn

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 43' 54.001" N,
143 ° 25' 59.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

15964 ft (4865.83 m)

Fatalities

2

Mount Blackburn in Detail.

About

at head of Kennicott Glacier, 26 mi. NW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p1. 59), USA, for Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, 1838 1918, State and U. S. Congressman and U. S. Senator from Kentucky. Its first ascent was by Dora Keen and G. W. Handy on May 19, 1912 (Farguhar, 1959, p. 213).

Fatalities

On May 21, 1988, 2 people died while mountaineering. Read More

Mount Blackburn Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Blackburn.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-7 (1959), McCarthy C-7 (1959), McCarthy C-7 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-7 (1995), McCarthy C-7 NE (2017),
Places Near Mount Blackburn
Glaciers:

Kuskulana Glacier, Lakina Glacier,

Mountains:

Atna Peaks, Mount Blackburn, Castle Peak, Jury Peak, Rime Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Kuskulana Pass, Mountaineers Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Wrangell Mountains,

Streams:

Mill Creek,