Takhinsha Mountains

The Takhinsha Mountains are a mountain range in Haines Borough and the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska,^[3] in the southeastern part of the state. They extend 40 km (25 mi) west-northwest from the northern end of the Chilkat Range to the head of Riggs Glacier, 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Skagway.

Takhinsha Mountains
Takhinsha Mountains and Casement Glacier Mt. Tlingit Ankawoo far left, Mt. Dech to far right.
Highest point
Peak	Mount Tlingit Ankawoo
Elevation	7,550 ft (2,300 m)[1]
Coordinates	59°09′34″N 135°53′09″W[2]
Geography
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Burrough	Haines Borough
Range coordinates	59°12′59″N 136°6′19″W[3]

"Takhinsha" is a Tlingit name reported by E. C. Robertson of the U.S. Geological Survey and published in 1952.^[3]

The mountains include Mount Tlingit Ankawoo (highest point of range), Mt. Dech (third-highest), and Mt. Krause (fifth-highest), named for geographer Aurel Krause and located 16 miles west-southwest of Haines.^[4][5]