Mount Bassie
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| Mount Bassie | |
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 The western face of Mount Bassie. |
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| Elevation | 4,301 ft (1,311 m) |
| Location | Baranof Island, Alaska |
| Prominence | 3,755 ft (1,145 m) |
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| Topo map | USGS Sitka |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Bassie is a large mountain in the center of Baranof Island, Alaska — close to the town of Sitka.
Mount Bassie is a massive hulk of rock, its footprint covering nearly five square miles, it is bordered by the Blue Lake and Medvejie Lake watersheds and the Baranof River watershed, really splitting the island in two. This is exemplified by the fact one can see both Chatham Strait and the Pacific Ocean from the peak or surrounding ridges. Mount Bassie also is adjacent to Camp Lake, of which, ascent is usually originated from. It is farely isolated in terms of sister peaks with two modest lower ridges running off the south and north sides of the mountain and the rest of the mountain steeply sloping down into surrounding river valleys. Mount Bassie is rarely summitted but frequently the western face is traversed on the Baranof Cross-Island Trail.
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