Earth:Mount Abdallah
| Mount Abdallah | |
|---|---|
 Mount Abdallah | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,210 ft (1,890 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 2,210 ft (670 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Barnard (8173 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 58°59′21″N 136°46′14″W / 58.98917°N 136.77056°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Abdallah Location of Mount Abdallah in Alaska | |
| Location | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Hoonah-Angoon Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alsek Ranges Saint Elias Mountains[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather D-3 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scrambling Northeast ridge[2] |
Mount Abdallah is a prominent 6,210-foot (1,893-meter) mountain summit located in the Alsek Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains, in southeast Alaska.[3] The mountain is situated in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, as the highest point between Tarr Inlet and Rendu Inlet, 93 mi (150 km) northwest of Juneau, and 10.5 mi (17 km) southeast of Mount Barnard, which is the nearest higher peak. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than three miles. The mountain was named in 1892 by Harry Fielding Reid, an United States geophysicist, who in 1892 hired a small crew of men for an expedition to study glaciology in Glacier Bay.[3] There is no record of who Reid named this mountain for, but a member of his expeditionary crew who accompanied him might be a possibility. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing Mount Abdallah. Weather permitting, Mount Abdallah can be seen from Glacier Bay, which is a popular destination for cruise ships.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Abdallah has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Romer Glacier on the east slopes, and an unnamed glacier on the north flank. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into Glacier Bay Basin.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- Geography of Alaska
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mount Abdallah, Alaska". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=610.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mount Abdallah". http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=19780. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mount Abdallah". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1419999.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
Gallery
Mount Abdallah
Summit detail
Mt. Abdallah
Aerial view of Mount Abdallah (right), Rendu Inlet, and Rendu Glacier
Mount Abdallah, by Harry Fielding Reid, 1892
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External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Abdallah
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