Information About

Pinnell Mountain

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Central

Elevation:

4678 ft (1425.85 m)

About

Two and a half mi WSW of Porcupine Dome, on the divide between the headwater tributaries of Birch, Crooked, and Preacher Creeks, 32 mi W of Circle Hot Springs, Yukon-Tanana High.

History of Pinnell Mountain

Named by Lieutenant Commander R. Darling, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Robert E. Pinnell of the Coast & Geodetic Survey, who was killed on July 17, 1952 while climbing on nearby Porcupine Dome (US-T121). The mountain was considered part of Porcupine Dome by Spurr (1898, p. 50), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Circle C-4 (1952), Circle C-4 (1952), Circle C-4 (1952), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1955), Circle (1964),

Places Near Pinnell Mountain

Mountains:

Pinnell Mountain, Porcupine Dome,

Mountain Passes:

Eagle Summit, Swamp Saddle,

Rivers:

Mastodon Fork, Miller Fork,

Streams:

Bates Creek, Bear Creek, Butte Creek, Dome Creek, Eagle Creek, Fish Creek, Gold Dust Creek, Mastodon Fork Eagle Creek, Miller Fork Eagle Creek, Ninetyeight Pup, North Fork Birch Creek, North Fork Twelvemile Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, South Fork Twelvemile Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Willow Creek, Yankee Creek,

Routes:

Pinnell Mountain Trail, Pinnell Trail,

Valleys:

Caribou Gulch, Grognon Gulch,