Mount Wordie
Mount Wordie | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,700 ft (1,400 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,046 ft (319 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Merriam (5,083 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 1.28 mi (2.06 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 58°56′27″N 136°28′30″W / 58.94083°N 136.47500°WCoordinates: 58°56′27″N 136°28′30″W / 58.94083°N 136.47500°W[1] |
Geography | |
Mount Wordie Location of Mount Wordie in Alaska | |
Location | Glacier Bay National Park Hoonah-Angoon Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Takhinsha Mountains[1] Alsek Ranges Saint Elias Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather D-2 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | South 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.
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[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Wordie, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Mount Wordie". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ a b c "Mount Wordie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Weather forecast: Mount Wordie
- Mountains of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
- Saint Elias Mountains
- Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
- Mountains of Alaska
- North American 1000 m summits