Information About

Mount Steller

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Elevation:

9924 ft (3024.84 m)

About

on Waxell Ridge, 20.5 mi. SE of Mount Tom White and 90 mi. E of Cordova; Chugach Mts.

History of Mount Steller

named in 1928 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for George Wilhelm Steller, naturalist with Vitus Bering on his discovery voyage in 1741. ashore and collected specimens on Kayak Island which is about 60 mi. SW of this peak.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier C-6 (1985), Bering Glacier C-6 SW (2014),

Places Near Mount Steller

Areas:

Bering Glacier System,

Glaciers:

Betge Glacier, Central Valley Reach, Kaliakh Lobe, Ovtsyn Glacier, Waxell Glacier, Yushin Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Steller,

Ridges:

Override Ridge, Waxell Ridge,

Mount Steller Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Mount Steller.