Dillon Mountain
Dillon Mountain, west aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,820 ft (1,470 m)[1]
Prominence2,212 ft (674 m)[1]
Parent peakPoss Mountain (6,180 ft)
Isolation3.14 mi (5.05 km)[2]
Coordinates67°38′39″N 149°40′39″W / 67.6441493°N 149.6774600°W / 67.6441493; -149.6774600[3]
Geography
Dillon Mountain is located in Alaska
Dillon Mountain
Dillon Mountain
Location of Dillon Mountain in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon–Koyukuk
Parent rangePhilip Smith Mountains
Brooks Range
Topo mapUSGS Chandalar C-6
Geology
Age of rockDevonian
Type of rocklimestone, marble
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling South ridge

Dillon Mountain is a prominent 4,820-foot (1,469 meter) mountain summit located in the Philip Smith Mountains of the Brooks Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated 93 miles north of the Arctic Circle near milepost 207 on the Dalton Highway, and 200 mi (322 km) north-northwest of Fairbanks, where the Bettles and Dietrich Rivers merge to form Middle Fork Koyukuk River. Sukakpak Mountain rises 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest, and Dietrich Camp of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline lies 3 mi (5 km) to the northwest. The peak was named after John Thomas Dillon (1947-1987), a geologist with the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys who mapped the geology of the southern Brooks Range mineral belt.[3]  He died tragically with his father, Stephen Patrick Dillon, in an airplane crash in the Brooks Range while returning home from field work in July 1987. The name was officially adopted in 1990 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. This landmark is notable for its massive west face composed of Skajit limestone rising nearly 3,400 feet (1,035 m) above the surrounding valley.  

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Dillon Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, winters, and short, cool summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −30 °C with wind chill factors below −50 °C. The months June through August offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dillon Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. ↑ Dillon Mountain, listsofjohn.com
  3. 1 2 "Dillon Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ↑ 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.
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