Information About

De Long Peak

De Long Peak

Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 3189 ft (972.01 m)
About

at E end of Missionary Range, 13 mi. NW of Petersburg, on Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex Arch.

History of De Long Peak

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Commander George Washington DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the steamer Jeanette, who died in 1881 in the Lena delta.