Revelation Mountains
| Revelation Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Hesperus ( 2996 m ) | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| part of | Alaska chain | |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 48 ′ N , 154 ° 9 ′ W | |
| rock | Granite, slate | |
| surface | 2,600 km² | |
The Revelation Mountains ( revelation English for " revelation ") form a partially glaciated mountain group in the extreme southwest of the Alaska range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The mountains are 230 km west-northwest of Anchorage and 215 km southwest of Denali . The highest point is Mount Hesperus at 2996 m . The Revelation Mountains form the westernmost part of the Alaska range.
The approximately 2600 km² mountain range is bounded in the east by the Stony River , Hartman River and Post River . Sled Pass ( 1022 m ) and Strand Pass ( 922 m ) form transitions to the mountain groups of the Alaska range further east. The southeast side is drained via the Stony River. The mountain range is drained to the southwest by the Swift River and to the northwest by the Big River . To the northeast, the Hartman River and Post River , both tributaries of the South Fork Kuskokwim River, flow out of the Revelation Mountains . To the west and northwest, the mountains border on the Kuskokwim Tanana Plain . The Revelation Mountains have an extension of almost 100 km in north-south direction and almost 40 km in west-east direction.
The remote mountain group is far away from larger settlements and airfields and is therefore difficult to access and rarely visited. The weather is often characterized by strong winds and precipitation. The mountains, which are just under 3,000 m high, have cliffs over 1,000 m high, with some difficult climbing routes . In the summer of 1967, a group of six mountaineers explored the Revelation Mountains and made several first ascents. A number of mountains and peaks were named by this group of climbers.
Mountains of the Revelation Mountains (selection)
The highest mountains with a notch height of at least 500 m:
- Mount Hesperus ( 2996 m )
- Jezebel ( 2926 m )
- The Apocalypse ( 2848 m )
- Obelisk ( 2836 m )
- South Buttress ( 2835 m )
- Mount Titanic ( 2835 m )
- The Angel ( 2824 m )
- Ice Pyramid ( 2804 m )
- Mount Mausolus ( 2795 m )
- Golgotha ( 2725 m )
- Cyane Peak ( 2716 m )
Revelation Mountains glaciers
In contrast to numerous nameless and smaller glaciers, the following three have an official name:
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ David S. Roberts: First Ascents in the Revelation Mountains . American Alpine Journal. 1968. Retrieved January 2, 2018.