Alaska Gazetteer
Wrangell Mountains is a physical feature (range) in Copper River Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Wrangell Mountains |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | mountain range, 100 mi. long and 60 mi. wide, bounded on W by Copper River; on NE by Jack Creek, Copper Creek, Notch Creek, and Geohenda Creek; on SE by head of White River, Skolai Pass, Chitistone River; and on S by Chitina and Nizina Rivers. |
| History: | So called in 1901 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); presumably for Mount Wrangell, which was thought at that time to be the highest peak in the range. |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.9457588196 |
| Longitude: | -143.368530273 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wrangell Mountains: Wrangell Mountains.
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