Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Kelly is a physical feature (summit) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Mount Kelly |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in the De Long Mountains, between the headwaters of Kukpowruk River and Kukpuk River, 40 mi. SE of Cape Sabine, Brooks Range |
| History: | "Name published in 1890 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Named for ""John W. Kelley, a bluff, level-headed prospector of middle age, with a full beard and an easy laugh"" (Browner, 1944, pl. 112). Kelley (or Kelly) came to this area in 1887, and in 1891 took over the Pacific Steam Whaling Company station at Barrow. He is also noted for making a vocabulary list of Eskimo words." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.4735031128 |
| Longitude: | -163.62902832 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Kelly: Mount Kelly.
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