The Philip Smith Mountains are a mountain range in the Brooks Range within the state of Alaska. They extend from the Sagavanirktok River and North Fork Chandalar River on the southwest to Canning River and East Fork Chandalar River on the northeast.[1]

Philip Smith Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Accomplishment Peak
Elevation	8,045 ft (2,452 m)
Geography
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Alaska
Range coordinates	68°19′59″N 148°0′0″W
Geology
Orogeny	Laramide
Age of rock	Cretaceous

The range was named in 1950 after Philip Sidney Smith (1877-1949), chief Alaska geologist of the USGS from 1925 to 1946.[1]

The highest point in the range is Accomplishment Peak at 8,045 ft.[2]

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