Mount Mary
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,820 ft (1,469 m)[1]
Prominence1,533 ft (467 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Alice[2]
Isolation2.08 mi (3.35 km)[2]
Coordinates60°06′56″N 149°13′52″W / 60.1154782°N 149.2309877°W / 60.1154782; -149.2309877[1]
Geography
Mount Mary is located in Alaska
Mount Mary
Mount Mary
Location of Mount Mary in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Protected areaChugach National Forest[1]
Parent rangeKenai Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward A-6

Mount Mary is a 4,820-foot-elevation (1,469-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount Mary is located seven miles (11 km) east of Seward in the Kenai Mountains, on land managed by Chugach National Forest. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains west to Resurrection Bay via Fourth of July Creek. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,158 m) above the creek in 1.65 miles (2.66 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 13, 2019, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] The mountain is named for Mary Lowell (1855–1906), the matriarch of a family of early settlers of Seward.[1] She was the mother of Alice (Mount Alice) and Eva (Mount Eva).[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Mary is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Kenai Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports the Godwin Glacier which partially surrounds the peak.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Mary". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mary, Mount - 4,883' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Earl, Assembly backs request to name two Seward mountains, June 10, 2018, peninsulaclarion.com.
  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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