Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Sheldon is a physical feature (summit) in Denali Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Sheldon places it within the 99743 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Mount Sheldon |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | in Denali National Park, on W bank of Toklat River, 13 mi. N ne of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range |
| History: | Name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Charles Sheldon, 1867-1928, noted author and hunter-naturalist, who studied Dall sheep and other wildlife in the Mount McKinley area in 1906, 1907, and 1908. He was the prime figure in Mount McKinley's establishment as a National Park. See Denali National Park. |
| Borough: | Denali Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.5909233093 |
| Longitude: | -150.117156982 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Sheldon: Mount Sheldon.
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 Mount Sheldon does not include property ownership information.
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Toklat, AK
(5.1 miles SSE) |
Lagoon, AK
(10.2 miles NE) |
