Mount Allen
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,512 ft (2,899 m)[1]
Prominence4,412 ft (1,345 m)[2]
Parent peakPeak 9750[2]
Isolation12.26 mi (19.73 km)[2]
Coordinates62°14′37″N 142°14′04″W / 62.2435843°N 142.2344337°W / 62.2435843; -142.2344337[1]
Naming
EtymologyHenry Tureman Allen
Geography
Mount Allen is located in Alaska
Mount Allen
Mount Allen
Location of Mount Allen in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaCopper River Census Area
Protected areaWrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve[3]
Parent rangeWrangell Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Nabesna A-3

Mount Allen is a 9,512-foot-elevation (2,899-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount Allen is a prominent glaciated mountain set in the Wrangell Mountains.[3] The remote peak is located 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north-northwest of Chisana, Alaska, in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Chisana River which is a tributary of the Tanana River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 6,400 feet (1,950 m) above the Chisana River in five miles (8 km).

Etymology

The mountain is named for Henry Tureman Allen (1859–1930), who explored and mapped the Copper River region in 1885.[4] He named and measured the elevations of the region's giants such as Mount Blackburn, Mount Sanford, and Mount Drum.[5] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1] The Upper Tanana name for this mountain is "Ch 'ank än' Choh."[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Allen is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. This climate supports unnamed glaciers surrounding this peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Allen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Allen, Mount - 9,480' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Allen". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ↑ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 7.
  5. ↑ History of the Wrangell-St. Elias Area, National Park Service, Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ↑ 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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