Murkowski's office says the proposed Stevens Peak is commonly known as South Hunter Peak but is the tallest unnamed mountain in Alaska. Murkowski also has proposed naming the northern portion of the Chugach ice field the Ted Stevens Ice Field.
Stevens, beloved in Alaska for bringing home billions in federal funding and projects during his decades in the Senate, was a mentor to Murkowski and one of her biggest cheerleaders. He died in a plane crash last month.
Murkowski says her proposal amounts to a fitting tribute for a "great champion" of Alaska.
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