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Mount Mary is a 4,820-foot peak in the Kenai Mountains east of Seward, Alaska, within Chugach National Forest. Its runoff and glacial meltwater flow west through Fourth of July Creek to Resurrection Bay, tying the mountain closely to the coastal landscape. Although modest by Alaska standards, it rises steeply, climbing about 3,800 feet above the creek in only 1.65 miles. Its tundra climate brings long, snowy winters, mild summers, and heavy precipitation as moist air from the Gulf of Alaska is forced over the range, helping sustain the nearby Godwin Glacier. Officially named on June 13, 2019, it honors early Seward settler matriarch Mary Lowell.
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Seward, Alaska · United States
