Mount Muir (Alaska)

Mount Muir
Aerial view of Mount Muir above Harriman Fiord
Highest point
Elevation7,605 ft (2,318 m)[1]
Prominence3,405 ft (1,038 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Gilbert (9,638 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alaska
Coordinates61°06′28″N 148°22′52″W / 61.10778°N 148.38111°W / 61.10778; -148.38111[2]
Geography
Mount Muir is located in Alaska
Mount Muir
Mount Muir
Location of Mount Muir in Alaska
LocationChugach National Forest
Valdez-Cordova Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage A-4

Mount Muir is a prominent 7,605-foot (2,318 m) glaciated mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Chugach National Forest, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the southern aspect of the mountain rises from the sea-level Harriman Fiord of Prince William Sound. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1910 by the United States Geological Survey, probably after conservationist John Muir (1838-1914) who visited the Alaska area four times,[3] including as a member of the 1899 Harriman Alaska expedition that explored this immediate area.

  1. ^ "Mount Muir". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Muir, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. ^ "Mount Muir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-12.