Mount Chamberlin (Alaska)
| Mount Chamberlin | |
|---|---|
  Mount Chamberlin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,901 ft (2,713 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 4,101 ft (1,250 m) [1] |
| Listing | |
| 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 [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Brooks Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Michelson B-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1963 by George G. Barnes, Dennis Burge, Graham Stephenson[3] |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1;[3] class 2 hike if route is ice-free |
Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[4] Located in what are known as the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range, Mount Chamberlin is 30 miles (48 km) west-northwest of Mount Isto, the tallest peak in the Brooks Range. Mount Chamberlin is within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was named for Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928), geologist of the Peary Auxiliary Expedition of 1894.[2][5] Previously believed to be the highest peak in the Brooks Range, in 2014 new measurement technology established that Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the range.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Mount Chamberlin, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- 1 2 "Mount Chamberlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Wood, Michael; Coombs, Colby (2001). Alaska: a climbing guide. Seattle, WA, USA: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
- ↑ "Brooks Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Mount Chamberlin, Alaska (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Howard, Brian Clark (December 16, 2015). "There’s a New Tallest Peak in the North American Arctic". National Geographic. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Rozell, Ned (December 16, 2015). "Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range". University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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