Alaska Gazetteer
Mount POW/MIA is a physical feature (summit) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount POW/MIA places it within the AK 99567 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount POW/MIA |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in Chugach State Park, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) NNE of Lake Barbara, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) W of East Twin Peak and 20 km (12.3 mi) SE of the community of Wasilla. |
| History: | Named in honor of those individuals who were prisoners of war (POW) or determined to be missing in action (MIA) as a result of wars in which the United States has been involved. In 1999, a U.S. Marine veteran climbed the feature and placed a POW/MIA flag at its summit. When facing the Veterans' Wall of Honor memorial, located along the Old Glenn Highway approximately 4.8 km (3 mi) NNE of the summit, Mount POW/MIA is located between the United States flag and the POW/MIA flag. |
| Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.4457511902 |
| Longitude: | -149.19859314 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount POW/MIA: Mount POW/MIA.
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 POW/MIA does not include property ownership information.
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