Alaska Gazetteer
Olds Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Olds Mountain places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Olds Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 3 mi. N of Sheep Mtn. and 5 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Named for John Olds, 1850-1910, pioneer, Juneau miner, and hotel man. He went to Alaska from England in 1877 and did prospecting and mining around Wrangell and Sitka before going to Juneau in 1880 with the first group of miners to leave from Sitka (DeArmond, 1957, p. 33). The name ""Olds Mountain"" was published by W. J. Peters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1902." |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.335319519 |
| Longitude: | -134.301269531 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Olds Mountain: Olds Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Olds Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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