Mount Hayes

Mount Hayes
Mount Hayes
Highest point
Elevation	13,832 ft (4,216 m)
Prominence	11,487 ft (3,501 m)
Isolation	205 km (127 mi)
Listing	World most prominent peaks 51st; North America highest peaks 72nd; North America prominent peaks 10th; North America isolated peaks 102nd; US highest major peaks 54th; US most prominent peaks 6th; Alaska highest major peaks 17th;
Coordinates	63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°WCoordinates: 63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°W
Geography
	Mount Hayes Location in Alaska
Location	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent	1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn, Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, William Shand
Easiest route	snow/ice climb (Alaska grade 2+)

Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Despite not being a fourteener, it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet (2,440 m) in approximately 2 miles (3.2 km). This large vertical relief contributes to Mount Hayes being the 51st most topographically prominent peak in the world.^[2]

The mountain was named in 1898 by W. J. Peters and A. H. Brooks of the U.S. Geological Survey for Charles Willard Hayes (1858–1916), a geologist with the Survey from 1887 through 1911.^[3] Mount Hayes was first climbed on August 1, 1941, by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn,^[4] Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, and William Shand.^[5]

Today's standard climbing route is the East Ridge (Alaska Grade 2+). Mount Hayes is not frequently climbed due to its remoteness and the resulting access difficulties.^{[citation needed]}

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hayes is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports glaciers on its slopes including the Hayes Glacier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Tanana River drainage basin. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ "World Top 100 by Prominence". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ "Mount Hayes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ Borneman, Walter R. (2003). Alaska : saga of a bold land (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 323. ISBN 0-06-050306-8.
^ "Mount Hayes Alaska". bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ 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.

Sources[]

Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.

Gallery[]

Aerial view
Mt. Hayes from the south
Mt. Hayes and the eastern Alaska Range mountains, as seen from the Denali Highway,
Mountains to the right are Moby Dick and Mt. Shand

External links[]

"Mount Hayes, Alaska" on Peakbagger
Weather forecast: Mount Hayes

[peaklist-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

[2] "World Top 100 by Prominence". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[gnis-3] "Mount Hayes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-24.

[4] Borneman, Walter R. (2003). Alaska : saga of a bold land (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 323. ISBN 0-06-050306-8.

[5] "Mount Hayes Alaska". bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[Peel-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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

show v t State of Alaska
Juneau (capital)
Topics	Index Geography Earthquakes Climate Wildlife History People Transportation Government Delegations Music Symbols
Society	Crime Demographics Economy Education Elections Rural dentistry Politics Sports
Regions	The Bush Arctic Aleutian Islands Alaska Peninsula North Slope Southwest Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta Inside Passage Interior Kenai Peninsula Mat‑Su Valley Seward Peninsula Southcentral Southeast Tanana Valley
Largest cities pop. over 25,000	Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau
Smaller cities pop. over 2,000	Bethel Cordova Dillingham Homer Kenai Ketchikan Kodiak Kotzebue Nome North Pole Palmer Petersburg Seward Sitka Soldotna Unalaska Valdez Wasilla Wrangell Utqiaġvik
Boroughs	Aleutians East Anchorage Bristol Bay Denali Fairbanks North Star Haines Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Gateway Kodiak Island Lake and Peninsula Matanuska‑Susitna North Slope Northwest Arctic Petersburg Sitka Skagway Wrangell Yakutat Unorganized
Native Corporations	Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Bering Straits Native Corporation NANA Regional Corporation Calista Corporation Doyon, Limited Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Bristol Bay Native Corporation The Aleut Corporation Chugach Alaska Corporation Sealaska Corporation Koniag, Incorporated Ahtna, Incorporated The 13th Regional Corporation
Census Areas	Aleutians West Bethel Chugach Copper River Dillingham Hoonah–Angoon Kusilvak Nome Prince of Wales–Hyder Southeast Fairbanks Yukon–Koyukuk
Alaska portal

show Authority control
General	Integrated Authority File (Germany) VIAF 1 WorldCat (via VIAF)
National libraries	United States Czech Republic