Mount Steller (Chugach Mountains)
Mount Steller | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,715 ft (3,266 m)[1] |
Prominence | 5,515 ft (1,681 m)[1] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 60°31′13″N 143°05′27″W / 60.52028°N 143.09083°W |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Bering Glacier C-6 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1992 by B Jacobs, G Anderson, M Bowling, R Wesson |
Mount Steller is a peak at the far eastern end of the
Mount Steller is the high point of Waxell Ridge, an east–west trending ridge on the south side of the
The mountain was named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.
Due to its isolated location, poor weather, and comparatively low absolute elevation by Alaskan standards, Mount Steller was not climbed until recently. The first ascent was in 1992.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Steller is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[2] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter 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.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of the United States
References
- ^ a b Sources vary on the elevation and prominence of this peak, ranging from Peaklist's elevation of 10,715 ft (3,266 m) and a prominence of 5,515 ft (1,681 m) to Peakbagger's 10,515 ft (3,205 m) elevation and 5,315 ft (1,620 m) prominence.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
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