Alaska Gazetteer
Emerson Peaks is a physical feature (ridge) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough. The primary coordinates for Emerson Peaks places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Emerson Peaks |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | In Glacier Bay National Monument, trends NW with a maximum elevation of 4,830 ft., 4 mi. SE of Triangle Island, and 67 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles long. |
| History: | Named by the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 for Benjamin Kendall Emerson, 1843-1932, professor of geology, who visited the Muir Glacier with the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Emerson taught geology at Amherst College from 1878-1912. He worked for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1890 until his death and he is noted for his investigations of the geology of Massachusetts. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.9282073975 |
| Longitude: | -136.44859314 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Emerson Peaks: Emerson Peaks.
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 Emerson Peaks does not include property ownership information.
