Eickelberg Peak

Eickelberg Peak is a 3,648-foot-elevation (1,112-meter) summit in Alaska, United States.

Eickelberg Peak
Aerial view of east aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,648 ft (1,112 m)[1][2]
Prominence	3,298 ft (1,005 m)[1]
Parent peak	Westdahl Volcano (5,426 ft)[1]
Isolation	9.72 mi (15.64 km)[1]
Coordinates	54°40′35″N 164°28′52″W[3]
Geography
Eickelberg Peak Location in Alaska
Interactive map of Eickelberg Peak
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Aleutians East
Protected area	Aleutian Islands Wilderness
Parent range	Aleutian Range[2]
Topo map	USGS Unimak C-2
Geology
Rock age	Late Pleistocene[4]
Mountain type	Stratovolcano[4]
Rock type	Andesitic
Volcanic arc	Aleutian Arc

Description

Eickelberg Peak is an Aleutian Range stratovolcano located along the west rim of Fisher Caldera on Unimak Island of the Aleutian Islands.^[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into the caldera and from the other slopes into tributaries of the Pogromni River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,050 feet (930 meters) above a caldera lake in less than one mile (1.6 km). The nearest community is False Pass, 44 miles (71 km) to the east-northeast.^[4] The mountain was named after Lieutenant Commander Ernest Werner Eickelberg (1890–1941), who was involved in triangulation and topography with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in Alaska.^[6] The mountain's toponym was published on a 1951 map by the United States Geological Survey and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3][7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Eickelberg Peak is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[8] Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

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  Aerial view of Fisher Caldera, with Eickelberg Peak in upper left corner

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Alaska

References

1. "Eickelberg Peak - 3,648' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
2. "Eickelberg Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
3. "Eickelberg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
4. "Eickelberg Peak description and information". Avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
5. Lee Siebert, Volcanoes of the World: Third Edition, 2011, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520947931, p. 398.
6. "Eickelberg Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-12-18.
7. Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 304.
8. 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.

External links

• Weather forecast: Eickelberg Peak
• Ernest W. Eickelberg biography and photo: Arlingtoncemetery.net