Camel Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Camel Mountain places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Camel Mountain |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Summit |
Description: | on W coast of Baranof I., 13 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "In 1848, on Russian Hydrographic Dept. chart 1397 the name was published ""G(ora) Klyuchevaya,"" meaning ""water spring mountain."" It was named ""Camel Mountain"" in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), ""because of double hump,"" to distinguish it from Mount Kliuchef, 2 miles to the southeast." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 56.8695411682 |
Longitude: | -135.331207275 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Camel Mountain: Camel 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 Camel Mountain does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK (2.7 miles SSW) |