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Jamestown Peak

Jamestown Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
Nearest City:
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Elevation:
  • 3084 ft (940 m)
About

9 mi. E of Cape Fanshaw and 78 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History of Jamestown Peak

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the U.S.S. Jamestown, a survey ship in southeastern Alaska 1879-1880; published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).