Alaska Gazetteer
Putnam Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Petersburg Borough. The primary coordinates for Putnam Peak places it within the 99830 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Putnam Peak |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | in Missionary Range, 14 mi. NW of Petersburg, on Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Master Charles Flint Putnam, U.S. Navy (USN), ""a member of Lieutenant R. M. Berry's party in the Bering Strait in 1880, who was driven to sea on an ice floe and perished.""" |
| Borough: | Petersburg Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.9644432068 |
| Longitude: | -133.185592651 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Putnam Peak: Putnam Peak.
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Kupreanof, AK
(13 miles SE) |
Petersburg, AK
(13.8 miles SE) |
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Doyhof, AK
(14.7 miles SSE) |
Scow Bay, AK
(15.9 miles SSE) |
