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The Mitre is a 6,651-foot mountain in Alaska's western Chugach Mountains within Chugach State Park, near the Eklutna Glacier east of Anchorage. Its name reflects its sharp, symmetrical rocky form, a usage drawn from Europe, and was proposed by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska after Dr. Rodman Wilson suggested it following a European trip; the U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially adopted the name in 1966. In Denaʼina it is called Idlu Bena Dghelaya. Though not especially high by Alaska standards, it stands out for its dramatic local relief, with a steep western face rising about 4,000 feet above the glacier.
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Anchorage, Alaska · United States
