Alaska Gazetteer
Fireweed Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Fireweed Mountain places it within the 99566 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Fireweed Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 5 mi WNW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. |
| History: | The Mountaineering Club of Alaska reported that is is a local name given by Molly Gilmore, lifeling resident of the McCarthy area, who at age 17, named the mountain for the abundance of fireweed which grew on the mountain following forest fires in the 1920's. Though the most common and well known flower in Alaska, it is commemorated on no other Alaskan Mountain. |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.4661026001 |
| Longitude: | -143.146896362 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fireweed Mountain: Fireweed Mountain.
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