Information About

Surgeon Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 27' 54.13" N,
136 ° 18' 19.775" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

4190 ft (1277.11 m)

Surgeon Mountain in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Canada boundary and the north bank of the Klehini River, 2 mi. NE of Pleasant Camp, 16 mi NW of Klukwan, and 35 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1952 for Samuel Matin Fraser, Surgeon of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, when the international boundary was being surveyed in this area. This is apparently the same mountain reported by E.C. Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1952 as being called "Yealthanuk" by the Tlinkit Indians. The word "yealth" reportedly means "raven" and probably referrs to the "Raven Tribe" living nearby.

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