Mount Chamberlin (Alaska)
Mountain in Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[5] 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.[3][6] 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.[7][8][1]
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Mount Chamberlin | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,901[1] ft (2,713 m)[2] |
Prominence | 4,101 ft (1,250 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 69°16′38″N 144°54′32″W[3] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Brooks Range |
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 |
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