Mount Eielson
Mount Eielson
Highest point
Elevation5,802 ft (1,768 m)[1]
Prominence1,054 ft (321 m)[1]
Parent peakRed Mountain (7,165 ft)[1]
Isolation2.82 mi (4.54 km)[2]
Coordinates63°22′54″N 150°19′21″W / 63.38167°N 150.32250°W / 63.38167; -150.32250[1]
Geography
Mount Eielson is located in Alaska
Mount Eielson
Mount Eielson
Location of Mount Eielson in Alaska
LocationDenali Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Denali B-1

Mount Eielson is a 5,802 ft (1,770 m) summit located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, United States.[3] It is situated immediately east of the Muldrow Glacier terminus, 3.5 mi (6 km) south of Eielson Visitor Center, and 3.9 mi (6 km) north of Red Mountain, its nearest higher neighbor. Originally called Copper Mountain, this mountain was renamed by the U.S. Congress on June 14, 1930, to honor Carl Ben Eielson (1897–1929), for the pioneering work in aviation he performed in Alaska.[4] Ben Eielson made the first airplane landing near Copper Mountain in Mount McKinley National Park, as it was known at that time.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Eielson is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into tributaries of the McKinley River, which in turn is part of in the Tanana River drainage basin.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Eielson". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Eielson, Mount - 5,802' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Eielson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. ↑ Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 305.
  5. ↑ 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.
Mount Mather to left, Mount Eielson in center, Denali to the right
Mt. Eielson summit detail
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