Mount Wordie

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Mount Wordie
Mt. Wordie.jpg
Mount Wordie, west aspect
(summit at upper left)
Highest point
Elevation4,700 ft (1,400 m)[1]
Prominence1,046 ft (319 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Merriam (5,083 ft)[1]
Isolation1.28 mi (2.06 km)[1]
Coordinates58°56′27″N 136°28′30″W / 58.94083°N 136.47500°W / 58.94083; -136.47500Coordinates: 58°56′27″N 136°28′30″W / 58.94083°N 136.47500°W / 58.94083; -136.47500[1]
Geography
Mount Wordie is located in Alaska
Mount Wordie
Mount Wordie
Location of Mount Wordie in Alaska
LocationGlacier Bay National Park
Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeTakhinsha Mountains[1]
Alsek Ranges
Saint Elias Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fairweather D-2
Climbing
Easiest routeSouth slope, West ridge[2]

Mount Wordie is a 4,700+ foot (1,433+ meter) mountain summit located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, in the Alsek Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains, in southeast Alaska.[3] The mountain is situated 80 mi (129 km) northwest of Juneau, 4 mi (6 km) south of Carroll Glacier, and 3.1 mi (5 km) north of Mount Merriam which is the nearest higher peak.[1] Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than two miles.

James Wordie

The mountain was named by members of a 1941 Glacier Bay expedition for James Mann Wordie (1889-1962), a Scottish polar explorer, glacier geologist, and President of the Royal Geological Society from 1951 through 1954.[3] Wordie visited nearby Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay in 1913.[3] Weather permitting, Mount Wordie can be seen from Queen Inlet and Wachusett Inlet of Glacier Bay, which is a popular destination for cruise ships. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing the peak.

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Wordie Peak has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Glacier Bay Basin.

See also[]

Mt. Wordie from southwest

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Wordie, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. ^ "Mount Wordie". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Wordie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  4. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

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