Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Wright is a physical feature (summit) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Wright places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Mount Wright |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 1 mi. N of Dirt Glacier, Glacier Bay National Monument, 52 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | "Named in 1891 by Reid (1892, p. 30), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for George Frederick Wright, 1838-1921, pastor and glacial geologist. Most of his life was spent as a theologian and Congregational minister. He was professor at the Oberlin Theological Seminary from 1881 to 1907. He was the author of many geological publications, including ""The Ice Age in North America."" Wright spent some time in the Glacier Bay area in 1886. There is another Mount Wright 43 mi. W of this feature." |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.7976608276 |
| Longitude: | -136.027175903 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Wright: Mount Wright.
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 Wright does not include property ownership information.
