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Mount Prinsep

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 31' 30" N,
136 ° 14' 11" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

5702 ft (1737.97 m)

Mount Prinsep in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Candada boundary, 2.6 mi. NW of Chilkat Peak, 33 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mountains.

History

Named Prinsep Peak in 1926 by United States and Canada for G.T. Prinseps, Ottawa, surveyor with the Canadian section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC).

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