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Asses Ears is a summit in northwest Alaska in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the United States, rising to 1,824 feet, or 556 meters. Its name dates to 1816, when Otto von Kotzebue chose it because the mountain’s shape resembled “two asses’ ears.” That name has endured as a record of the peak’s distinctive appearance, giving this modest summit a memorable place in the Arctic landscape.
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Deering, Alaska · United States
