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Mount Hayford

Mount Hayford

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Ketchikan Gateway
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 6152 ft (1875.13 m)
About

W of Verdure Point, 15 mi. SW of Hyder, Coast Mts.

History of Mount Hayford

Named in 1925 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) after John Fillmore Hayford, 1868-1925, Director of the College of Engineering, North-western University, from 1909 to 1925; he achieved international recognition for his work in isostasy.