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
Location of the mouth of the Endicott River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughHaines
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed glacier 2 miles (3 km) south of Mount Young
  locationChilkat Range, Tongass National Forest, Endicott River Wilderness
  coordinates58°49′58″N 135°35′23″W[1]
  elevation2,394 ft (730 m)[2]
MouthLynn 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]
Length25 mi (40 km)[1]

See also

References

  1. "Endicott River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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