Mount Chamberlin (Alaska)
| Mount Chamberlin | |
|---|---|
  Mount Chamberlin Location in Alaska | |
| Elevation | 9,019 ft (2,749 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,429 m (7,969 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
| Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
| Range | Brooks Range |
| Coordinates | 69°16′38″N 144°54′32″W / 69.27722°N 144.90889°WCoordinates: 69°16′38″N 144°54′32″W / 69.27722°N 144.90889°W[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Michelson B-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1963 by George G. Barnes, Dennis Burge, Graham Stephenson[4] |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1;[4] class 2 hike if route is ice-free |
Mount Chamberlin is the highest peak in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States.[5] It is the highest peak for over 500 miles (800 km);[1] however, due to its remote location, it sees little climbing activity.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Chamberlin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ↑ "Alaska Ultra-Prominence". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ↑ "Mount Chamberlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wood, Michael; Coombs, Colby (2001). Alaska: a climbing guide. Seattle, WA, USA: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
- ↑ Some sources claim Mount Isto or Mount Michelson is higher; the claim for Chamberlin is based on the 1:63,360 scale USGS topographic maps of the three peaks. See Mount Chamberlin on Topozone.