Mount Palmer (Alaska)
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For other mountains by this name, see Mount Palmer (disambiguation).
Mount Palmer is a 6,940-foot (2,115 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located within the Municipality of Anchorage.
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Mount Palmer | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,940 ft (2,115 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 61°19′09″N 148°39′28″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Anchorage B-5 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1970 by Grace Hoeman |
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It is named in honor of George W. Palmer, a trader who operated a store near this area in the early 1900s.