Wrangell Mountains

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Wrangell Mountains
Wrangell Mountains (outlined in red)

Wrangell Mountains (outlined in red)

Highest peak Mount Blackburn ( 4996  m )
location Alaska (USA), Yukon Territory (Canada)
Wrangell Mountains (Alaska)
Wrangell Mountains
Coordinates 61 ° 44 ′  N , 143 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 44 ′  N , 143 ° 26 ′  W
Mount Blackburn and Kennicott Glacier

Mount Blackburn and Kennicott Glacier

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The Wrangell Mountains are a mountain range up to 4996 m high in the southeast of Alaska ( USA ) and in the southwest of the Yukon Territory ( Canada ). They are about 62 ° north latitude and between 142 ° and 145 ° west longitude.

The mountain range connects directly to the northwest to the Elias chain , which lies along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska . The 1777  m high Chitistone Pass forms the transition to the Elias chain . The Wrangell Mountains shield the inland areas from the warmer, humid air of the Pacific , making the areas north of the mountain range some of the coldest areas in North America in winter .

Most of the mountains of the mountain range belonging to the USA are in Wrangell-St.-Elias National Park , most of the mountains of the Canadian part in Kluane National Park .

Mountains of the Wrangell Mountains
summit Sea level Notch height Dominance
Mount Blackburn 4996 m 3533 m 97.6 km
Mount Sanford 4949 m 2328 m 64.8 km
Mount Wrangell 4317 m 1696 m 23.8 km
Atna Peaks 4225 m 659 m 5.9 km
Regal Mountain 4220 m 1324 m 19.7 km
Mount Jarvis 4091 m 1439 m 18.0 km
Parka Peak 4048 m 268 m 2.6 km
Mount Zanetti 3965 m 277 m 4.2 km

There are several volcanoes in the Wrangell Mountains:

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