Mount Michelson (Brooks Range)

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Mount Michelson
Elevation 8,855 feet (2,699 m)
Location North Slope Borough, Alaska
Range Brooks Range
Coordinates 69°18′27″N 144°16′13″W / 69.3075, -144.27028
Topo map USGS Mount Michelson B-1
First ascent April 23, 1957 by John P. Thompson and R. E. "Pete" Isto[1]
Easiest route South Face to East Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1[1]

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) east of the highest peak in the range, Mount Chamberlin.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X
  2. ^ Some sources claim Mount Michelson is the highest peak in the range; this is not supported by the 1:63,360 scale USGS topographic maps. See Mount Chamberlin.

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