Mount George (Alaska)
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_(21425625138).jpg) Mount George on the left in the background, including the Chitina Glacier and the confluence of the Anderson Glacier (left, slightly obscured) |
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| height | 3104 m | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 3 '5 " N , 141 ° 0' 54" W | |
| Topo map | USGS McCarthy A-1 | |
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The Mount George is a 3104 m high peak in the Saint Elias Mountains in Alaska (USA).
Below the summit at an altitude of 1150 m , Anderson and Chitina glaciers unite . The summit is in the far west of a ridge that runs along the northern flank of the Chitina Glacier to Mount Steele . The state border with Canada runs almost 700 m further east from the summit . Mount George was founded in 1916 by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) in honor of the British King George V named.