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Mount_Palmer_(Alaska) Latitude and Longitude:

61°19′09″N 148°39′28″W / 61.31917°N 148.65778°W / 61.31917; -148.65778
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Mount Palmer
Highest point
Elevation6,940 ft (2,115 m) [1]
Coordinates 61°19′09″N 148°39′28″W / 61.31917°N 148.65778°W / 61.31917; -148.65778 [1]
Geography
Location Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Chugach Mountains
Topo map USGS Anchorage B-5
Climbing
First ascent1970 by Grace Hoeman

Mount Palmer is a 6,940-foot (2,115 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located within the Municipality of Anchorage.

It is named in honor of George W. Palmer, a trader who operated a store near this area in the early 1900s.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Palmer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-07-09.