Information About

Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 5764 ft (1756.87 m)
About

In Chugach Natinal Forest, on Kenai Peninsula along Seward Highway, between Victor Creek and Paradise Valley Trail, 16 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History of Sheep Mountain

Local name reported by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "It received its name due to the fact that in the early days sheep could be seen o n the side of the mountain at almost any time."

Places Near Sheep Mountain
Capes:

Black Point, Crown Point,

Dams:

Roycroft Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Glacier G210790E60329N, Glacier G210791E60333N, Godwin Glacier, Mother Goose Glacier,

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Carter Lake, Grant Lake, Grayling Lake, Grouse Lake, Little Bear Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Paradise Lake, Lower Trail Lake, Meridian Lake, Nellie Juan Lake, Preachers Pond, Ptarmigan Lake, Ski Lake, Troop Lake, Upper Trail Lake, Vagt Lake,

Mine:

Case Mine, Case Mine, Crown Point Mine, Falls Creek Mine, Primrose Mine, Solars Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Adair, Mount Alice, Andy Simons Mountain, Black Mountain, Mount Eva, L V Ray Peak, Lark Mountain, Mount Madson, Paradise Peak, Sheep Mountain, Sleeping Sister Mountain, Solars Mountain, Tiehacker Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Moose Pass, Snow River Pass,

Peaks:

Merlin Mountain, Shrike Mountain, The Engine, The Tender,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Rivers:

Resurrection River, Snow River, South Fork Snow River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Carter Creek, Clear Creek, Falls Creek, Grant Creek, Japanese Creek, Johnson Creek, Lost Creek, Meadow Creek, Moose Creek, Primrose Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Rocky Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Schilter Creek, Stevenson Creek, Trail Creek, Trail Creek, Victor Creek,

Routes:

Carter Lake Trail, Grant Lake Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Paradise Valley Trail, Primrose Creek Trail, Ptarmigan Creek Trail,

Valleys:

Paradise Valley,

Cities:

Bear Creek, Crown Point, Falls, Lakeview, Lawing, Moose Pass, Muskwa Village, Woodrow,