Mount Verstovia
Mount Verstovia is a prominent peak located just 2.6 miles east of the center of Sitka, Alaska, on Baranof Island, Alexander Archipelago. The 3,313-foot summit rises steeply from the nearby Pacific Ocean, with its lower flanks cloaked in temperate old growth…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,353 feet
- Description: mountain in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Arrowhead”, “Gora Verstovaya”, “Mount Verstova”, “Mount Verstovaia”, “Mount Verstovaya”, “Mt. Verstovia”, “Verstova Mountain”, “Verstovaia Peak”, and “Werstberg Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sitka National Historical Park and Saint Peter’s by the Sea.
Sitka National Historical Park
Park
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sitka National Historical Park is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972.
Saint Peter’s by the Sea
Church
Photo: Bob Keefer, CC BY 2.0.
St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, also known as St. Peter's by the Sea or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, is a historic church building at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska.
See House
Building
The See House is the rectory of St. Peter's Church, at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, designed by H. L. Duhring, Jr. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and built in 1905 for Peter Trimble Rowe, the first Episcopal bishop of Alaska.
Mount Verstovia
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.05931° or 57° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
-135.26545° or 135° 15′ 56″ westElevation
3,353 feet (1,022 metres)Open location code
94963P5M+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 2512222692OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Mount Verstovia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Verstovia”
- Dutch: “Mount Verstovia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ڤيرستوڤيا”
- German: “Mount Verstovia”
- Ladin: “Mount Verstovia”
- Russian: “Верстовая”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ ویرسٹوویا”
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Explore places such as Goddard and Baranof Warm Springs.
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