Arrigetch Peaks
| Arrigetch Peaks | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Area | 103.42 km2 (39.93 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Range coordinates | 67°25′N 154°11′W / 67.417°N 154.183°W |
| Arrigetch Peaks National Natural Landmark | |
| Established | 1968 |
The Arrigetch Peaks (
cirques at the head of the Kobuk River and 2 tributaries of the Alatna River: Arrigetch Creek and Aiyagomahala Creek (Creek 4662). They are located at latitude 67 degrees 24' N and longitude 154 degrees 10' W. All of the summits of the peaks are around 6,000 ft, 1825 m elevation. The Arrigetch Peaks area was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1968 for its spectacular geography.[1]
The earliest recorded Geological Survey of the area was in 1911 by Philip S. Smith and H.M. Eakin. The renowned conservationist Robert Marshall explored the area in the 1930s.[2][3][4] These trips were described in Marshall's 1933 book Arctic Village, and posthumous Alaska Wilderness: Exploring the Central Brooks Range. An American climbing party led by Brownell Bergen completed the first successful rock climbing expedition to the peaks in 1964.[5] The peaks have been visited by a number of rock climbing expeditions since then.
References
- ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Marshall, Robert (1956). Marshall, George (ed.). Arctic Wilderness. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 82–99.
- ^ "Government Geologists Cross Central Brooks Range". Gates of the Arctic. National Park Service. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
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Further reading
- Marshall, Robert. Alaska Wilderness: Exploring the Central Brooks Range. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1956. ISBN 0-520-01711-0
- Marshall, Robert. Arctic Wilderness. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1933.
- Wood, Michael and Colby Coombs. Alaska: A Climbing Guide. Seattle: The Mountaineers. 2001. ISBN 0-89886-724-X
- List of rock climbing routes in the Arrigetch Peaks [1] Retrieved on 2008-3-1