Mt. Edgecumbe High School

Mt. Edgecumbe High School is a public boarding high school in Sitka, Alaska in the United States. Located on Japonski Island, across Sitka Harbor from the northwestern corner of downtown Sitka, the school was established in 1947 on a portion of Sitka's former World War II-era military installations.

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

Type: School
Description: high school in Alaska, United States
Also known as: “MEHS” and “Mount Edgecumbe High School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Japonski Island and Sitka Seaplane Base.

Japonski Island

Island

Japonski Island is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Sitka Channel from Sitka's central business district.

Sitka Seaplane Base

Aerodrome

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Sitka Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Sitka Camp No. 1

Town hall

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Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, or Sitka Camp No. 1, is significant for being the original chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, an Alaska-wide Native organization. Sitka Camp No. 1 is situated 2,100 feet east of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Mt. Edgecumbe High School

Categories: high school, public school, and education
Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

57.0507° or 57° 3′ 3″ north

Longitude

-135.35178° or 135° 21′ 6″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

94963J2X+77

GeoNames ID

7117727

Wikidata ID

Q6920555

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In Other Languages

“Mt. Edgecumbe High School” goes by many names.

French: “Mount Edgecumbe High School”

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