Mount Michelson (Chugach Mountains)

Summary

Mount Michelson is a mountain at the head of the Meares Glacier, 34 miles (55 km) NW of Valdez in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska, USA. The mountain was named around 1957 for Albert Abraham Michelson by members of the Chugach Mountains Expedition sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America.[1]

Mount Michelson
Highest point
Elevation8,701 ft (2,652 m)[1]
Coordinates61°16′50″N 147°13′28″W / 61.28056°N 147.22444°W / 61.28056; -147.22444
Geography
LocationValdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-1

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Michelson