Information About

Mount Gannett

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Whittier

Elevation:

9649 ft (2941.02 m)

About

at head of Gannett Glacier, 57 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History of Mount Gannett

Named by Lawrence Martin in 1911 for Henry Gannett, 1846-1914,. Mr. Gannett was a president of the National Geographic Society, Chief Geographer of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Chairman of the Board on Geographic Names.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-4 NE (2013),

Places Near Mount Gannett

Bays:

Barry Arm, Harriman Fiord, Serpentine Cove, Surprise Inlet,

Capes:

Point Doran,

Channels:

Doran Strait,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Barry Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Detached Glacier, Gannett Glacier, Knik Glacier, Marcus Baker Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Serpentine Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Coville, Mount Curtis, Mount Emerson, Mount Gannett, Mount Gilbert, Mount Goode, Mount Muir,

Valleys:

Grasshopper Valley,