Endicott River
The Endicott River is a stream, 25 miles (40 km) long, in Haines Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Beginning at the base of an unnamed glacier near Mount Young in the Chilkat Range, it flows generally eastward into the Lynn Canal.[3] Most of the river's course lies within the Endicott River Wilderness of the Tongass National Forest.[3] The river mouth is about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Juneau.[1]
Endicott River | |
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Location of the mouth of the Endicott River in Alaska | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Haines |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed glacier 2 miles (3 km) south of Mount Young |
• location | Chilkat Range, Tongass National Forest, Endicott River Wilderness |
• coordinates | 58°49′58″N 135°35′23″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,394 ft (730 m)[2] |
Mouth | Lynn Canal |
• location | 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Juneau |
• coordinates | 58°46′41″N 135°14′38″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 25 mi (40 km)[1] |
See also
References
- "Endicott River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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