Wiki Peak
| Wiki Peak | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,655 ft (2,333 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 61°56′18.1″N 141°12′43.4″W / 61.938361°N 141.212056°WCoordinates: 61°56′18.1″N 141°12′43.4″W / 61.938361°N 141.212056°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southeast Fairbanks (CA), Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Nutzotin Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS McCarthy D-1 |
Wiki Peak is a mountain in the Nutzotin Mountains of Alaska within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It is located near the Canada–United States border. The best way to reach Wiki Peak is charter a flight into . Crossing Beaver Creek is necessary to access Wiki Peak. The creek can be high and dangerous or easily crossed, depending on time of year and the weather.
Obsidian[]
Wiki Peak obsidian was used by humans as early as 13,400 cal BP. Such obsidian was recovered at the Broken Mammoth site.[3] Such obsidian was also used at the , site, and Moose Creek, Alaska, site in the same area—all dating to before 13,000 cal BP.[4]
"The Wiki Peak obsidian source is in the Nutzotin Mountains (Wrangell-St Elias National Park). An investigation of the Wiki Peak obsidian source was conducted in the past decade, and over 65 archaeological sites were recorded in a survey of the immediate area. The high concentration of sites is typical for other obsidian source areas in Alaska and northwest Canada, with few exceptions.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Wiki Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Wi Ki IBC 1909". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ Ted Goebel, Ian Buvit, eds, From the Yenisei to the Yukon: Interpreting Lithic Assemblage Variability in Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Beringia. Peopling of the Americas Publications. Texas A&M University Press, 2011 ISBN 1603443843 p275
- ^ Ted Goebel, Ian Buvit, eds, From the Yenisei to the Yukon: Interpreting Lithic Assemblage Variability in Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Beringia. Peopling of the Americas Publications. Texas A&M University Press, 2011 ISBN 1603443843 p275
- ^ Obsidian Journeys: Prehistoric Travel and Trade Trails through the Preserve www.nps.gov
External links[]
- "Wiki Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
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