Information About

Mount Turner

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

Elevation:

8563 ft (2610 m)

About

In Glacier Bay National Monument, on Alaska-Canada boundary, 4.3 mi. SW of Mount Porde and 90 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Mount Turner

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for George Turner, 1850-1932, who was Boundary Commissioner in 1903. He was U.S. Senator from Washington, 1887-1903, and a member of the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, 1913-14. The name was published on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 8000 in 1908.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-7 (1961), Skagway A-7 (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961),

Places Near Mount Turner

Glaciers:

Charley Glacier, Clark Glacier, John Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Jones Glacier, Kadachan Glacier, Margerie Glacier, Topeka Glacier, Toyatte Glacier, Tyeen Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Abbe, Mount Forde, Lituya Mountain, Mount Quincy Adams, Mount Root, Mount Salisbury, Mount Turner,