Information About

Kates Needle

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 2' 42" N,
132 ° 2' 39.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Wrangell

Parent

Coast Mountains

Elevation

9787 ft (2983.08 m)

Kates Needle in Detail.

About

Boundary Peak 70 on Alaska-Canada boundary, 13 mi. SE of Devils Thumb and 126 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named published in 1893 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because of the "very sharp peaks."

Topo Maps

Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum A-1 (1960), Sumdum A-1 (1960), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961),
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Mountains:

Castle Mountain, Kates Needle, Mount Pratt, Mount T,