Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Edgecumbe is a physical feature (summit) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Edgecumbe places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Edgecumbe |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located on the south central portion of Kruzof Island, 16 miles west of Sitka; Alexander Archipelago. |
| History: | "Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook, RN, ""probably after Mt. Edgecumbe at the entrance of Plymouth Harbor, England, but possibly after George, the first Earl of Edgecouver"" (Wagner,1937,p385). This feature was also called ""Montana de San Jacinto,"" or ""Saint Jacinto Mountain,"" on August 16, 1775, by Don Juan de la bodega y Quadra, ""in honor of the saint whose day it was"" (Wagner,p501); ""Gora Svataya Lazarya,"" or ""Saint Lazarus Mountain,"" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826,map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). This mountain was climbed in July 1805 by Captain UT Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). (AK-T1)" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0511054993 |
| Longitude: | -135.760528564 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Edgecumbe: Mount Edgecumbe.
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