Mangy Hill is a summit in

Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area (russian: Западные Алеутские острова) is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,232, down from 5,561 in 2010. It is part of the Unorg ...

, in the

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. It is on the island of

Kiska Kiska ( ale, Qisxa, russian: Кыска) is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about long and varies in width from . It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permission is required ...

. Mangy Hill was so named because the U.S. military needed a name to begin with the letter M in order to fit with their alphabetical naming system.

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Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Mountains of Alaska Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Rat Islands {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub