Mount Abdallah
Mount Abdallah
Highest point
Elevation6,210 ft (1,890 m)[1]
Prominence2,210 ft (670 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Barnard (8173 ft)[2]
Coordinates58°59′21″N 136°46′14″W / 58.98917°N 136.77056°W / 58.98917; -136.77056[1]
Geography
Mount Abdallah is located in Alaska
Mount Abdallah
Mount Abdallah
Location of Mount Abdallah in Alaska
LocationGlacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlsek Ranges
Saint Elias Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fairweather D-3
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling 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 American 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Abdallah, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Abdallah". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Abdallah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  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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