Mount Seattle
Mount Seattle is a 10,350-foot (3,150 m) peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska in the United States. It was named for the city of Seattle, home of the "camp hands" of a 19th-century National Geographic Society–United States Geological Survey scientific expedition to the Hubbard Glacier and Mount Saint Elias.[3] It is called the "most prominent Alaskan coastal peak" and blocks sight of larger inland peaks, even Mount Logan nearly twice its height.[4]
| Mount Seattle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mount Seattle above Hubbard Glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,350 ft (3,150 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 5,494 ft (1,675 m) [1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 60°05′19″N 139°11′54″W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Seattle Alaska | |
| Location | Yakutat, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Saint Elias A-4 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Fred Beckey team, 1966 |
It was first ascended in May 1966 by Fred Beckey, Eric Bjornstad and four other climbers.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- "Mount Seattle, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- "Mount Seattle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- Newton Horace Winchell, ed. (January 1891), "Explorations in Alaska", The American Geologist, p. 34
- Beckey, Fred (2013), Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs, Patagonia, p. 11, ISBN 1938340094
- Becky, Fred (1965), "Mt. Seattle – First Ascent", Canadian Alpine Journal, Alpine Club of Canada, 48–52, p. 58
- Fred Beckey (1967), "Mt. Seattle—19 Days at the 60th Parallel", The Mountaineer (annual), Seattle: The Mountaineers, p. 81
Further reading
- Donald J. Liska (1967), "Mount Seattle—From Sea to Summit", American Alpine Journal, American Alpine Club, pp. 265–268
Mount Seattle and Hubbard Glacier
External links
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