Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Villard is a physical feature (summit) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Villard places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Villard |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 5 mi. N of mouth of Katzehin River, on Chilkoot Inlet, 13 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Probably named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1883 for Henry Villard, 1835-1900, American journalist and financier. The name was published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199). Henry Villard was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1853. He was a newspaper reporter and reported the Lincoln-Douglas debates. He also was a Civil War correspondent. |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2714958191 |
| Longitude: | -135.304641724 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Villard: Mount Villard.
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 Villard does not include property ownership information.
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Haines, AK
(5.8 miles WSW) Mud Bay, AK (8.1 miles SSW) |
Lutak, AK
(10.4 miles WNW) Skagway, AK (12.9 miles N) |
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Tanani, AK
(4.9 miles W) Port Chilkoot, AK (5.5 miles WSW) |
