Tanada Peak

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Coordinates: 62°18′06″N 143°30′20″W / 62.3018007°N 143.5055639°W / 62.3018007; -143.5055639
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Tanada Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,358 ft (2,852 m)[1][2]
Prominence3,408 ft (1,039 m)[3]
Isolation13.6 mi (21.9 km)[3]
Coordinates62°18′06″N 143°30′20″W / 62.3018007°N 143.5055639°W / 62.3018007; -143.5055639[4]
Naming
EtymologyTanada Lake
Geography
Tanada Peak is located in Alaska
Tanada Peak
Tanada Peak
Location in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaCopper River
Protected areaWrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Parent rangeWrangell Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS Nabesna B-6
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeEroded shield volcano[5]
Type of rockAndesite, Dacite[5]
Volcanic arc/beltWrangell Volcanic Field
Last eruption970,000 years ago

Tanada Peak is a 9,358-foot (2,852 m) mountain summit in the US state of Alaska.

Description

Tanada Peak is located in the

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 5,750 feet (1,752 m) above Goat Creek valley in three miles (4.8 km). The mountain's name was applied in 1902 by David C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey topographer, in association with nearby Tanada Lake, and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4] The lake's name comes from an Ahtna word reported in 1899 by W.J. Peters of the USGS.[7] "Tanada" (/təˈneɪdə/) from Ahtna language (tanaadi menn, or tanaadi dzel) translates as "moving water lake."[8]

Geology

Tanada Peak is the erosional remnant of Tanada Volcano which was an andesitic shield volcano which probably began forming 1.5 million years ago, with the last eruption occurring 970,000 years ago.[1] Prior to one million years ago, the shield collapsed, forming a caldera. The peak is now the high point within a caldera measuring four miles (6.4 km) by six miles (9.7 km). An unnamed glacier in the caldera on the peak's southwest slope is a small remnant of the much larger glaciers that once covered the volcano and carved away much of the 400 km2 (154 square miles) shield.[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tanada Peak is located in a tundra climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[9] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Wrangell Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below -10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. This climate supports an unnamed glacier and permanent ice surrounding the peak.

See also

Gallery

  • Southeast aspect of Tanada Peak centered on skyline
    Southeast aspect of Tanada Peak centered on skyline
  • Tanada Peak centered on skyline
    Tanada Peak centered on skyline

References

  1. ^ a b c d Donald H. Richter, Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995, p. 20–21.
  2. ^ a b "Tanada Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ^ a b "Tanada Peak - 9,358' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  4. ^ a b c "Tanada Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ a b Charles A. Wood, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada, Cambridge University Press, 1992, p. 90.
  6. ^ "Tanada Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  7. ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 946.
  8. ISBN 9780806135984
    , p. 478.
  9. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

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