Philip Smith Mountains Explained

Philip Smith Mountains
Country Type:Countries
Subdivision2 Type:States/Provinces
Highest:Accomplishment Peak
Elevation Ft:8045
Range Coordinates:68.3331°N -148°W
Age:Cretaceous
Orogeny:Laramide
Map:Alaska

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]

Notes and References

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