Alaska Gazetteer
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) |
