Information About

Desolation Valley

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 43' 0.998" N,
137 ° 32' 57.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

1112 ft (338.94 m)

Desolation Valley in Detail.

About

trends NW from Lituya Glacier to 1961 terminus of Grand Plateau Glacier, 95 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 13 miles long.

History

Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the 1950s.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Desolation Valley
Bars:

Cormorant Rock, La Chaussee Spit, Passage Rock,

Bays:

Anchorage Cove, Crillon Inlet, Gilbert Inlet, Lituya Bay,

Capes:

Cenotaph Point, Harbor Point, Three Saints Point,

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Desolation Glacier, Fairweather Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, Klooch Glacier, Lituya Glacier, Lookout Glacier, Sea Otter Glacier,

Hills:

The Paps,

Islands:

Cenotaph Island,

Lakes:

Crillon Lake, Fish Lake, Grassy Pond,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Bay Peak, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Escures, Mount Fairweather, Grassy Mountain, Lituya Mountain, North Dome, Mount Quincy Adams, Mount Salisbury, South Billy Goat Mountain,

Ridges:

Grassy Ridge, Solomon Railroad,

Rivers:

Crillon River, Dagelet River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Butcher Creek, Campbell Creek, Coal Creek, Eagle Creek, Echo Creek, Fall Creek, Fish Creek, Fourmile Creek, Mineral Creek, Mudslide Creek, Portage Creek, Steelhead Creek, Topsy Creek, Whale Creek,

Valleys:

Desolation Valley,