MOUNT SUSITNA

'Mount Susitna' is a 4,140-foot (1,262 m) mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Anchorage across Knik Arm. The mountain is a prominent landmark in the Anchorage area and can be seen from most of the city, especially at higher elevations.
Mount Susitna is often called The Sleeping Lady for its resemblance to a recumbent woman. The name is sometimes said to derive from a Dena’ina legend, in which a woman named Susitna belonging to a race of giants vows to sleep until world peace is achieved, but no such legend actually exists. The mountain's Dena'ina name is ''Dghelishla'', meaning "Little Mountain"; in English it was simply named for the Susitna River.

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★ Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina, , James, Kari, University of Alaska Press, 2003, ISBN 1-889963-57-7