Information About

Mount Michelson

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 18' 28.001" N,
144 ° 16' 3" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

8655 ft (2638.04 m)

Mount Michelson in Detail.

About

In the Romanzof Mts, Brooks Range, between Hulahula and Okpilak Rivers, 16 mi E of Mount Chamberlin, 56 Mi. SW of Barter I.

History

Named by E. de K. Leffingwell (1919, p. 97), between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), American scientist.