Getting To Botany Peak

History of Botany Peak

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."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Botany Peak

Hood Bay,

Beacon Rock, Kiuchman Rock, Rasp Ledge,

Gambier Bay, Kanalku Bay, Mitchell Bay, Mole Harbor, North Arm Hood Bay, Short Finger Bay, Sore Finger Cove,

Flaw Point,

Seymour Canal,

Dead Tree Bluff,

Admiralty Island, Admiralty Island, Buck Island, Diamond Island, Dorn Island, Faust Island, Kinchman Rock, South America Island, Target Island, Woodchoppers Island,

Lake Alexander, Beaver Lake, Buck Lake, Coo Lake, Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Doe Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Lake Guerin, Hasselborg Lake, Islet Lake, Jims Lake, Kanalku Lake, McKinney Lake, Pine Lake, Pleasant Bay Lake, Pybus Lake, Salt Lake, Sikady Lake,

Botany Peak, Mount Distik, Kanalku Mountain, Middle Mountain, Thayer Mountain, Yeek-Sha Mountain, Yellow Bear Mountain,

Mole River,

Bear Creek, Hasselborg Creek, Jims Creek,

Lake Alexander Trail, Distin Lake Trail, Hasselborg-Beaver Trail, Hasselborg-Guerin Trail, Hasselborg-McKinney Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

The Falls,