Description
Mount Cook is located on Alaska-Canada boundary, 19 mi. ESE of Mount Augusta and 45 mi. NNW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History
Named in 1874 by . H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Captain James Cook, 1728-79, English navigator and explorer who was responsible for considerable exploration of the Alaska coast as far north as Icy Cape, near latitude 70.