Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Bagot is a physical feature (summit) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Bagot places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Bagot |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In Coast Mts., on Alaska-Canada boundary, 5 mi. NW of Snow Top and 13 mi. SE of Skagway. |
| History: | Named jointly by United States and Canada for Sir Charles Bagot, 1781 -1843, British Ambassador to Russia and Plenipotentiary at St. Petersburg in 1822 in negotiations regarding the Alaska boundary. He was British Minister to the United States, 1815-20 and negotiated the Rush-Bagot Covention in 1817 limiting armaments on the Great Lakes. He served as Governor General of Canada from 1841 to 1843. |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3459396362 |
| Longitude: | -135.030929565 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Bagot: Mount Bagot.
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 Bagot does not include property ownership information.
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Skagway, AK
(12.6 miles NW) Haines, AK (16.7 miles WSW) |
Mud Bay, AK
(17.7 miles SW) Lutak, AK (18.9 miles W) |
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Tanani, AK
(15.5 miles WSW) Port Chilkoot, AK (16.5 miles WSW) |
