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Saranac Peak

Saranac Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
Nearest City:
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Elevation:
  • 2579 ft (786.08 m)
About

W of North Arm Farragut Bay, 2 mi. N of Bay Point Knoll and 79 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History of Saranac Peak

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the U.S.S. Saranac lost in Seymour Channel, British Columbia, in June 1875; published in 1889 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).