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Misty Fjords National Monument

Misty Fjords National Monument

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Ketchikan Gateway
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2447 ft (745.85 m)
About

2,294,343 acres; managed by the U.S. Forest Service, within Tongass National Forest. Incomplete record

History of Misty Fjords National Monument

The monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on December 1, 1978. On December 2, 1980 Congress passed Public Law 96-487 where, among other things, the term Fiord in the name was changed to Fjord.