Flagstaff Hill is a

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. Its name comes from the fact that there was a flagpole on the hill. The name may also be connected to the nearby

Flagstaff Mine Flagstaff commonly refers to: * Flagpole, a staff for displaying a flag * Flagstaff, Arizona, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona Flagstaff may also refer to: United States * Flagstaff station, in Flagstaff, Arizona * United States Nav ...

.USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report
/ref> Flagstaff Hill is on the northern side of the entrance to the island's Delarof Bay. The hill, near the settlement of

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, had an elevation of up to in 1916, when the ''United States Coast Pilot'' published it in a summary of coastal features.

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. ''United States Coast Pilot: Alaska, Part II: Yakutat Bay to Arctic Ocean, First Edition'', p. 179. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. The

first published information on Flagstaff Hill in 1916. The name was entered into the

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on March 31, 1981.

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