Information About

Mount Basargin

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 43' 58.001" N,
132 ° 13' 25" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

2129 ft (648.92 m)

Mount Basargin in Detail.

Getting There

North of the Stikine River, 19 miles northeast of Wrangell.

About

N of Stikine River, 19 mi. NE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.


History

Named in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor, who spelled it "Bassarguine," named for Lieutenant Vladimir Basargin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who commanded the corvette Rynda, during an exploration and survey of this vicinit y in 1863. See Rynda Island.

Named in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor, who spelled it "Bassarguine." Named for Lutinent Vladimir Basargin, IRN, who commanded the corvette Rynda, during an exploration and survey of this area in 1863.