Mount Michelson (Brooks Range)
Mount Michelson | |
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![]() ![]() Mount Michelson | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,852 ft (2,698 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 69°18′28″N 144°16′03″W / 69.30778°N 144.26750°WCoordinates: 69°18′28″N 144°16′03″W / 69.30778°N 144.26750°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska |
Parent range | Brooks Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Michelson B-1 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | April 23, 1957 by John P. Thomson and R. E. "Pete" Isto[3] |
Easiest route | South Face to East Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1[3] |
Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof Mountains, part of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of the highest peak in the range, Mount Isto. In 2015 new measurement show that Mount Michelson is the fourth highest mountain at the range, measuring at 8852 feet (2698.1 meter).[1]
The mountain was named by E. de K. Leffingwell, between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, an American scientist.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nolan, M.; DesLauriers, K. (23 June 2016). "Which are the highest peaks in the US Arctic? Fodar settles the debate". The Cryosphere. 10 (3): 1245–1257. doi:10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mount Michelson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X
Categories:
- Mountains of Alaska
- Mountains of North Slope Borough, Alaska
- Brooks Range
- North Slope Borough, Alaska geography stubs