Alaska Gazetteer
Surgeon Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Surgeon Mountain places it within the 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Surgeon Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | On the Alaska-Canada boundary and the north bank of the Klehini River, 2 mi. NE of Pleasant Camp, 16 mi NW of Klukwan, and 35 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | "Named in 1952 for Samuel Matin Fraser, Surgeon of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, when the international boundary was being surveyed in this area. This is apparently the same mountain reported by E.C. Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1952 as being called ""Yealthanuk"" by the Tlinkit Indians. The word ""yealth"" reportedly means ""raven"" and probably referrs to the ""Raven Tribe"" living nearby." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.4636573792 |
| Longitude: | -136.303237915 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Surgeon Mountain: Surgeon Mountain.
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 Surgeon Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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