Mount Palmer (Alaska)

Mount Palmer is a 6,940-foot (2,115 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located within the Municipality of Anchorage.

For other mountains by this name, see Mount Palmer (disambiguation).
Mount Palmer
Highest point
Elevation6,940 ft (2,115 m)[1]
Coordinates61°19′09″N 148°39′28″W[1]
Geography
LocationMunicipality of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-5
Climbing
First ascent1970 by Grace Hoeman

It is named in honor of George W. Palmer, a trader who operated a store near this area in the early 1900s.

References
  1. "Mount Palmer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-07-09.


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