Information About

Mount Van Wagenen

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 44' 19" N,
135 ° 21' 31" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Elevation

6519 ft (1986.99 m)

Mount Van Wagenen in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Canada boundary 4 mi NW of Chilkoot Pass and 20 mi. N of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1927 by the United States and Canada for James H. Van Wagenen, 1881-1935, civil engineer and International Boundary Commission (IBC) commissioner. Van Wagenen was born in Iowa and was educated in Illinois and Missouri. He was topographic engineer with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1909. In 1915 he was appointed chief engineer of the U. S. section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC); he was appointed commissioner in 1929.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 NW (1992), Skagway C-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Mount Van Wagenen
Cities:

Canyon City,

Glaciers:

Irene Glacier, Saussure Glacier,

Lakes:

Goat Lake,

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Mount Foster, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Mount Van Wagenen, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass,

Rivers:

Nourse River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Captain William Moore Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls,