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Mount Cameron is a 5,360-foot summit in the Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska, about 15 miles west-northwest of Valdez, on the boundary of Chugach National Forest above Prince William Sound. Though not exceptionally high for Alaska, it stands out for its dramatic local relief: its south face climbs from the tidewater of Shoup Bay in about 4.4 miles. Shoup Glacier on the east and the much larger Columbia Glacier on the west add to its rugged setting. In a subarctic climate influenced by moisture from the Gulf of Alaska, the area receives heavy rain and snowfall, with long cold winters, mild summers, and severe wind chill. Local prospectors were using the name by 1912.
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Valdez, Alaska · United States
