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Mount Wachsmuth

Mount Wachsmuth

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 4751 ft (1448.1 m)
About

On the SE side of Shainin Lake in the Brooks Range, 23 mi NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range

History of Mount Wachsmuth

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951 for Charles Wachsmuth, American geologist and paleontologist (1829-1896).