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Philip Smith Mountains

The Philip Smith Mountains are a mountain range in the Brooks Range within the state of Alaska. They extend from the Sagavanirktok River and North Fork Chandalar River on the southwest to Canning River and East Fork Chandalar River on the northeast.[1]

Philip Smith Mountains
Highest point
PeakAccomplishment Peak
Elevation8,045 ft (2,452 m)
Geography
CountriesUnited States
States/ProvincesAlaska
Range coordinates68°19′59″N 148°0′0″W / 68.33306°N 148.00000°W / 68.33306; -148.00000
Geology
OrogenyLaramide
Age of rockCretaceous

The range was named in 1950 after Philip Sidney Smith (1877-1949), chief Alaska geologist of the USGS from 1925 to 1946.[1]

The highest point in the range is Accomplishment Peak at 8,045 ft.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Accomplishment Peak - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com.


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