Mount Bear
| Mount Bear | ||
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| height | 4520 m | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Dominance | 31.06 km → Mount Slaggard | |
| Notch height | 1520 m ↓ (3000 m) | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 17 '1 " N , 141 ° 8' 38" W | |
| Topo map | USGS McCarthy B-1 | |
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| First ascent | July 1951 by Jon Lindbergh, Rupert Gates, Alfred Baxter | |
The Mount Bear is a 4520 m high mountain in the Saint Elias Mountains in Alaska , about 6 km west of the border to Canadian territory Yukon . It is the ninth highest mountain in Alaska and is located in Wrangell St. Elias National Park .
Mount Bear is surrounded by higher peaks. Mount Bona is to the west and Mount Lucania and Mount Logan to the east . On the southwest flank of Mount Bear is the Barnard Glacier , on the north the Klutlan Glacier .
Ascent history
The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1951 by Jon Lindbergh, Rupert Gates and Alfred Baxter from the upper Klutlan Glacier.
Web links
- Mount Bear in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Mount Bear on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Mount Bear at Bivouac.com (English)
- Mount Bear at Peakware (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred W. Baxter: Climbs from the Klutlan, 1951 . American Alpine Journal. 1952. Retrieved October 29, 2017.