Information About

Organ Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Organ Mountain on The Map

Location

61 ° 7' 58.001" N,
149 ° 14' 26.002" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

6650 ft (2026.92 m)

Organ Mountain in Detail.

About

3.2 mi. NW of Moraine Pass and 22 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name reported in 1932 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because "a line of several high rock pinnacles on the crest of this mountain give it the appearance from below of an organ."

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-6 (1960), Anchorage A-6 (1960), Anchorage A-6 (1960), Anchorage A-6 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-6 (1994), Anchorage A-6 NW (2015),
Places Near Organ Mountain
Cities:

The Wing,

Capes:

Bird Point,

Cities:

Girdwood,

Glaciers:

Wall Street Glacier, Raisin Glacier, Bird Glacier, Clear Glacier, Crow Glacier, Flute Glacier, Glacier G210678E61146N, Glacier G210797E61155N, Glacier G210852E61219N, Glacier G210908E61055N, Glacier G210920E61083N, Glacier G210924E61072N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210956E61100N, Glacier G210956E61225N, Icicle Glacier, Milk Glacier, Organ Glacier, Raven Glacier,

Routes:

Baby Candyland, Candyland, Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Eagle Lake, Symphony Lake,

Locales:

2 Bowls, 3 Bowls, Austrian Bowl, Baranow Couloir, Bird, Binge Bowl, Cotton Grass, Death Bowls, Dog Bowl, Hugh's Bowl, Italian Bowl, Koch, Leighow Moon, Lynx, Swiss Bowl, Symphony Tarns,

Mine:

Brenner Mine, Crow Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alyeska, Barnes Mountain, Baumann Bump, Bellicose Peak, Bird Peak, Calliope Mountain, Camp Robber Peak, Cantata Peak, Crow Peak, Eagle Peak, Goat Mountain, Harp Mountain, Hibbs Peak, Hurdygurdy Mountain, Jewel Mountain, Mount Magnificent, Magpie Peak, Moonlight Mountain, Notch Mountain, Organ Mountain, Peeking Mountain, Polar Bear Peak, Raggedtop Mountain, Rook Mountain, Mount Rumble, Summit Mountain, Sunlight Mountain, Thunder Bird Peak, Mount Yukla,

Parks:

Chugach State Park,

Mountain Passes:

Archangel Pass, Bird Creek Pass, Crow Pass, Moraine Pass, Sail Feather Pass, Steamroller Pass,

Peaks:

Adelie Point, Bees Heaven Peak, Birds Eye Peak, California Peak, Chinstrap Peak, Crested Peak, Devils Mistress, East Kiliak Peak, East Kinglet Peak, Fishs Breath, Gentoo Peak, Grey Jay Peak, Icicle Peak, Middle Kinglet Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Nantina Point, Nest Peak, North Raven Peak, Penguin Peak, Peters Peak, Pleasant Mountain, Saghala Point, Shaman Dome, South Raina Peak, South Raven Peak, Tail Feather Peak, The Sail, Transcendence Peak, Vertigo Peak, West Kiliak Peak, West Kinglet Peak,

Ridges:

Bird Ridge,

Streams:

California Creek, Camp Creek, Crow Creek, Falling Water Creek, Glacier Creek, Milk Creek, Penguin Creek, Raven Creek, Virgin Creek, Winner Creek,

Routes:

Abe's Trail, Albert Loop Trail, Bird Creek Trail, Bird Point Interpretive Trail, Bird Valley Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Connector 1 Trail, Connector 2 Trail, Crow Pass Trail, Dew Mound Trail, Eagle River North Fork Access Trail, Four Corners Loop Trail, Hanging Valley Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Jewel Mountain, Lake Spur HV Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Mountain Meadow Trail, Penguin Creek Trail, Penguin Peak Trail, Rapids Camp Loop Trail, River Loop Trail, Rodak Nature Loop Trail, South Fork ER Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gulch, Hanging Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,