Mount Edison
Aerial view from northwest
Highest point
Elevation11,450 ft (3,490 m)[1]
Prominence400 ft (120 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Witherspoon (12,012 ft)[1]
Isolation0.79 mi (1.27 km)[1]
Coordinates61°24′23″N 147°11′27″W / 61.40639°N 147.19083°W / 61.40639; -147.19083[2]
Geography
Mount Edison is located in Alaska
Mount Edison
Mount Edison
Location of Mount Edison in Alaska
LocationChugach National Forest
Valdez-Cordova Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-1

Mount Edison is an 11,450-foot (3,490 m) elevation glaciated summit located 36 mi (58 km) northwest of Valdez in the Chugach Mountains of the U.S. state of Alaska. Set on land managed by Chugach National Forest, this remote peak is situated 4.7 mi (8 km) northwest of Mount Einstein, near the head Columbia Glacier. It is part of the Dora Keen Range, which is a 25-miles-long divide separating Harvard Glacier from Yale Glacier.[2] The mountain was named by members of the Chugach Mountains Expedition in 1955, and later officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Thomas Edison (1847–1931), who has been described as America's greatest inventor.[2][3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Edison is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[4] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Harvard, Yale, and Columbia Glaciers surrounding this mountain. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Edison, Mount - 11,450' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Edison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ↑ Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 301
  4. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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