Alaska Gazetteer
Cross Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Cross Mountain places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Cross Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Hump on the W side of Mount Verstovia, 2 mi E of Sitka on the W coast of Baranof Island, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Local name reported in 1869 by G. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The name was applied in early years because it is said the Russians erected a cross here. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0559272766 |
| Longitude: | -135.279205322 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cross Mountain: Cross 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 Cross Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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Goddard, AK
(15.7 miles SSW) |
Baranof, AK
(16.9 miles E) |
