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Mount Watson

Mount Watson

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 12267 ft (3738.98 m)
About

2 mi. W of Alaska-Canada boundary, 6.5 mi. S of Mount Lodge, and 84 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History of Mount Watson

Named in 1924 for David Thompson Watson, 1844-1916, lawyer, who was U.S. Counsel of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in 1903. Watson was born in Pennsylvania and received his law degree from Harvard University The name was published in 1928 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 12 (1951 atlas).