Mount Dall
| Mount Dall | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 2669 m | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Dominance | 16 miles → Walleye Peak | |
| Notch height | 1195 m ↓ (1474 m) | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 34 ′ 45 " N , 152 ° 17 ′ 40" W | |
| Topo map | USGS Talkeetna C-5 | |
|
||
| First ascent | July 26, 1970 by Charles Hildebolt, Art Ward, Patrick Freeney, John Bridge, Wendell Oderkirk, Bob Smith | |
The Mount Dall is a 2,669 m high mountain in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA). The mountain was named by AH Brooks of the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1902 after William Healey Dall (1845-1927), a naturalist who explored interior Alaska.
geography
The mountain is located in the west-central section of the Alaska range 85 km southwest of Denali . Mount Dall is flanked by the tributary glaciers of the Dall Glacier . The next higher mountains are at a distance of over 26 km: Walleye Peak in the northeast and Kichatna Spire in the southwest.
Ascent history
The first ascent was made on July 26, 1970 by a group of six US climbers consisting of Charles Hildebolt, Art Ward, Patrick Freeney, John Bridge, Wendell Oderkirk and Bob Smith. The ascent route led from the glacier below the northeast flank of the mountain over the southeast ridge to the summit.
Web links
- Mount Dall, Alaska on Peakbagger.com (English)
- bivouac.com
- Mount Dall in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ^ Mount Dall in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Patrick C. Freeney: North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Dall and Peak 7102, Alaska Range . American Alpine Journal. 1971. Retrieved November 18, 2017.