Information About

Mount Cook

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Elevation:

13694 ft (4173.93 m)

About

on Alaska-Canada boundary, 19 mi. ESE of Mount Augusta and 45 mi. NNW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Mount Cook

Named in 1874 by . H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Captain James Cook, 1728-79, English navigator and explorer who was responsible for considerable exploration of the Alaska coast as far north as Icy Cape, near latitude 70.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-6 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-6 NE (2017),

Places Near Mount Cook

Glaciers:

Blossom Glacier, Hayden Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Marvine Glacier,

Mountains:

Blossom Island, Mount Cook, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak,

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Mount Cook Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Cook.