Mount Hesperus
| Mount Hesperus
North Buttress
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| height | 2996 m | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Revelation Mountains ( Alaska Range ) | |
| Dominance | 93.12 km → Lucas Marten Peak | |
| Notch height | 2112 m ↓ (884 m) | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 48 '13 " N , 154 ° 8' 49" W | |
| Topo map | USGS Lime Hills D-4 | |
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| First ascent | May 2, 1985 by Justin Lesueur, Karl Swanson and Stephen Spalding | |
The Mount Hesperus (alternative name: North Buttress ) is with a height of 2996 m the highest mountain in the Revelation Mountains in the west of the Alaska range in Alaska (USA). Two flanks of the mountain overcome an altitude difference of over 2000 m over a distance of about 3 km.
Mount Hesperus is located north of the Revelation Mountains between two arms of the Big River . To the southwest of the summit is the Revelation Glacier . The dominant reference is the Lucas Marten Peak , 93 km away , a northern sub-peak of Mount Gerdine , in the Tordrillo Mountains .
The mountain name obviously refers to Hesperos , a titan in Greek mythology.
Web links
- Mount Hesperus in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Mount Hesperus at Bivouac.com (English)
- Mount Hesperus on Peakbagger.com (English)