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Mount Crillon
Mountain in Alaska, United States
Mountain in Alaska, United States
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Crillon |
| photo | Fairweather Range sunrise.jpg |
| photo_caption | Mt. Crillon (left) and Mt. Bertha (right) seen from park headquarters |
| elevation_ft | 12726 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_ft | 7214 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Fairweather Range, Saint Elias Mountains |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| location | Glacier Bay National Park, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
| map | USA Alaska |
| map_caption | Location in Alaska |
| label_position | left |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of Mount Crillon |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | USGS Mount Fairweather C-4 Quadrangle |
| first_ascent | 1934 by Bradford Washburn, H. Adams Carter |
| easiest_route | West ridge: glacier/snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 4) |
|North America prominent peak 68th | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Crillon
Mount Crillon is a high peak of the Fairweather Range, the southernmost part of the Saint Elias Mountains. It lies southeast of Mount Fairweather, in the promontory between the Gulf of Alaska and Glacier Bay. It is included in Glacier Bay National Park. The peak was named after Felix-Francois-Dorothee de Bretton, Comte de Crillon, by his friend, the French explorer Jean Francois de Galaup de la Perouse. NOTOC
Location
Mount Crillon lies about 20 mi southeast of Mount Fairweather. It is near the southern end of the Fairweather Range, with only one 10,000 ft peak, Mount La Perouse, lying south of it. It is 10 mi due east of the head of Lituya Bay, a small inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, which is itself part of the Pacific Ocean. The North and South Crillon Glaciers flow west from the peak toward Lituya Bay. The La Perouse Glacier flows south from the peak. The north side of the peak forms the head of the southern branch of the Johns Hopkins Glacier, which empties into Johns Hopkins Inlet, off of Glacier Bay. To the east of the peak lies the large icefield which forms the head of the Brady Glacier, the southernmost of the large glaciers of the Saint Elias Mountains.
Features
Mount Crillon drops 9000 ft in less than 4 mi on both its north and west faces. Due to its proximity to the ocean, it is often subject to harsh weather.
Climbing
Mount Crillon is not climbed frequently, since it is an extremely challenging climb for its elevation due to its isolation. The first ascent was in 1934, by explorer Bradford Washburn on his third attempt, and longtime editor of the American Alpine Journal H. Adams Carter. They climbed via the East Ridge above the Plateau, reaching the summit on 19 July 1934.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Crillon has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into Glacier Bay and the Gulf of Alaska.
Gallery
File:Crillon and Klooch.jpg|Mount Crillon from the southwest (Mount Klooch to left}
References
Sources
Bates, Robert. The Love of Mountains is Best: Climbs and Travels From K2 to Kathmandu. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1994, 22-39. ISBN 0-914339-50-8
References
- {{cite bivouac
- (2003). "Alaska : saga of a bold land". HarperCollins.
- Washburn, Bradford. (1995). "Mount Crillon - Sixty-One Years Ago".
- {{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007
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