Franklin Mountains (Alaska)

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The Franklin Mountains are part of the Brooks Range in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1]

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Coordinates: 69°08′24″N145°26′20″W / 69.14000°N 145.43889°W / 69.14000; -145.43889