Earth:Deer Mountain (Alaska)
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Short description: Mountain in the state of Alaska
| Deer Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,001 ft (915 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 55°20′36″N 131°35′57″W / 55.34333°N 131.59917°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Deer Mountain Location in Alaska | |
| Location | Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ketchikan B-5 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail |
Deer Mountain is a 3,001.97 feet (915.00 m) mountain peak located in the Tongass National Forest in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, which dominates the skyline behind downtown Ketchikan.[1][2] The Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail provides a strenuous hiking route to the summit, passing through temperate rainforests, muskeg and alpine meadows as it gains 2,600 feet (790 m) of elevation over 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from the trailhead in Ketchikan to the peak.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Deer Mountain". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/227909.
- ↑ "Deer Mountains". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1421418.
- ↑ Ketchikan Area Trails Guide, Tongass National Forest, R10-RG-210, February 2013
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