Philip Smith Mountains

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Philip Smith Mountains
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Highest point
Peak Accomplishment Peak
Elevation 8,045 ft (2,452 m)
Geography
CountriesUnited States
States/ProvincesAlaska
Range coordinates 68°19′59″N148°0′0″W / 68.33306°N 148.00000°W / 68.33306; -148.00000
Geology
Orogeny Laramide
Age of rock Cretaceous

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]

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]

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References

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