Information About

Saranac Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Saranac Peak on The Map

Location

57 ° 9' 23" N,
133 ° 16' 58.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

2579 ft (786.08 m)

Saranac Peak in Detail.

About

W of North Arm Farragut Bay, 2 mi. N of Bay Point Knoll and 79 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the U.S.S. Saranac lost in Seymour Channel, British Columbia, in June 1875; published in 1889 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).