Information About

Botany Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 35' 39.998" N,
134 ° 12' 42.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

2867 ft (873.86 m)

Botany Peak in Detail.

Getting There


About

5 mi. S of Hasselborg Lake, on central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.;


History

So named by A. E. Hasselborg of Mole Harbor "because the mountain always had a most unusual flora consisting of many species of plants, some of which are rare in other parts of Alaska." The name was reported in 1925 by H. J. Coolidge.

The name "Botany Peak" was reported in 1925 by H.J. Coolidge though named by A. E. Hasselborg of Mole Harbor, "because the mountain always had a most unusual flora consisting of many species of plants, some of which are rare in other parts of Alaska."