East Peak (Alaska)

East Peak is a 6,650-foot (2,027 m) glaciated mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] The peak is situated 7 mi (11 km) east of Valdez, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Mount Francis, and 4.5 mi (7 km) immediately north of Hogback Ridge. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the western aspect of the mountain rises up from tidewater of Prince William Sound in approximately six miles. The mountain received its descriptive name in 1898 from Captain William R. Abercrombie, who led an 1898 expedition seeking a route from coastal Alaska to the Klondike.[4]

East Peak
East Peak and Mt. Benet from the west
Highest point
Elevation6,650 ft (2,030 m) [1][2]
Prominence500 ft (150 m) [1]
Parent peakPeak 7193 (Mount Benet)[1]
Isolation1.14 mi (1.83 km) [1]
Coordinates61°08′57″N 146°02′24″W [3]
Geography
East Peak
Location of East Peak in Alaska
LocationValdez-Cordova Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Valdez A-6

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, East Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Weather fronts coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Rubin, Keystone, and Camicia Glaciers, as well as smaller unnamed hanging glaciers surrounding the mountain.

See also
East Peak upper right, West Peak (left)

References
  1. "East Peak - 6,650' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. "East Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. "East Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, 1967, page 299.
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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