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Spearmint Spire is a 6,750-foot mountain in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains, north of Palmer in the Hatcher Pass Management Area. Rising about 3,200 feet above Moose Creek in one mile, it stands among a cluster of similarly named peaks near the Mint Glacier. Water from its west slope flows to the Little Susitna River headwaters, while its east side drains toward Moose Creek and the Matanuska River. Curt and Gretchen Wagner named it in 1968 after its granite tower reminded them of the Bugaboos’ spires, but the United States Board on Geographic Names has not officially adopted the name. Its subarctic conditions help sustain nearby glaciers.
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