Mount Crillon
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 Mount Crillon from the southwest |
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| height | 3879 m | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Fairweather Range ( Elias chain ) | |
| Dominance | 31.34 km → Mount Quincy Adams (South Summit) | |
| Notch height | 2172 m ↓ (1707 m) | |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 39 '45 " N , 137 ° 10' 16" W | |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather C-4 | |
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| First ascent | July 19, 1934 by Bradford Washburn and Hubert Adams Carter | |
Mount Crillon is a 3879 m high mountain in the Fairweather Range in Alaska (USA).
location
Mount Crillon is located in the Fairweather Range in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska . Its northern flank is drained from the North Crillon Glacier , the southern flank from the La Pérouse Glacier to the Pacific coast.
Ascent history
Bradford Washburn and Hubert Adams Carter made the first ascent on July 19, 1934.
Naming
The mountain was named in 1786 by Jean-François de La Pérouse after General Louis des Balbes de Berton (~ 1543-1615), Duke of Crillon.
Web links
Commons : Mount Crillon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mount Crillon on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Mount Crillon in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System