Alaska Gazetteer
Townsend Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Townsend Peak places it within the AK 99573 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Townsend Peak |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | At the junction of the Valdez and Kutina Glaciers, 17 mi. E of Mount Mahlo, 17 mi NNE of Valez, Chugach Mountains. |
| History: | Named for L. E. Nielsen in 1960 for Dr. Leroy S. Townsend, physician at Copper Center during the winter of 1898-1899 and author of a report on scurvy suffered by the prospectors in the area that winter. |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.355304718 |
| Longitude: | -146.223999023 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Townsend Peak: Townsend Peak.
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 Townsend Peak does not include property ownership information.
| Old Valdez, AK (16.6 miles S) |
