Mount Nagishlamina

Mount Nagishlamina is an 11,068-foot (3,374 meter) glaciated mountain summit located in the Tordrillo Mountains of the Alaska Range, in the US state of Alaska.[1] The mountain is situated 90 mi (145 km) west of Anchorage, 7.4 mi (12 km) northwest of Mount Spurr, and 1.9 mi (3 km) southeast of Mount Torbert, which is the nearest higher neighbor. It is the fifth-highest peak in the Tordrillo Mountains, a subset of the Alaska Range.[2] The mountain takes its Denaʼina language name from the Nagishlamina River which drains the west side of the peak.[4][5] Mount Nagishlamina's name was in use by local mountaineers since the 1970s, and was officially adopted in 1999 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1] This geographic feature was likely the highest unclimbed peak in the United States at the time of its first ascent in 1989 by Dave Johnston.[1][6]

Mount Nagishlamina
Mt. Nagishlamina centered in distance
{Mt. Torbert in upper right)
Highest point
Elevation11,068 ft (3,374 m)[1]
Prominence1,368 ft (417 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Torbert (11,413 ft)[3]
Isolation1.95 mi (3.14 km)[3]
Coordinates61°23′03″N 152°23′09″W[2]
Geography
Mount Nagishlamina is located in Alaska
Mount Nagishlamina
Mount Nagishlamina
Location of Mount Nagishlamina in Alaska
LocationKenai Peninsula Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeTordrillo Mountains
Alaska Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS Tyonek B-7
Climbing
First ascent1989, Dave Johnston

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Nagishlamina is located in a subarctic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Harpoon and Capps Glaciers surrounding the peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from its glaciers empties into Cook Inlet. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing the peak.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Nagishlamina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. "Mount Nagishlamina, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. "Nagishlamina, Mount AK 11,068'". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, 1967, page 669.
  5. James Kari and James A. Fall, Shem Pete's Alaska, 2nd Ed. 2003. page 54.
  6. Steve Gruhn, December 2016 Scree. Mountaineering Club of Alaska.
  7. 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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