Alaska Gazetteer
Philip Smith Mountains is a physical feature (range) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Philip Smith Mountains |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | Extends from Sagavanirkotok River and North Fork Chandalar River on the southwest to Canning River and East Fork Chandalar River on the northeast, in the Brooks Range. |
| History: | Named in 1950 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after Philip Sidney Smith (1877-1949), chief Alaska geologist of the Geological Survey from 1925 to 1946, and at one time the acting director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.4166641235 |
| Longitude: | -148 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Philip Smith Mountains: Philip Smith Mountains.
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