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Chunekukleik Mountain

Chunekukleik Mountain

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Region:
  • Haines
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Elevation:
  • 5331 ft (1624.89 m)
About

on Takhin Ridge, 2.9 mi. SW of mouth of Anman Creek, in Chilkat Lake 26 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.


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History of Chunekukleik Mountain

Tlingit Indian name shortened from Tschuh-nek-kutsch-kleh-eek meaning "notch in the arrow mountain," which refers to the hornlike top of the mountai n with a notch resembling that in the back end of an arrow. This name was given by E. C. Robertson, geologist, and published in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).