Earth:Mount Fellows

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Short description: Mountain in Alaska
Mount Fellows
A view of Mount Fellows from the park entrance of Denali.jpg
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,476 ft (1,364 m) [1][2]
Prominence726 ft (221 m) [3]
Parent peakSugar Loaf Mountain[4]
Isolation1.65 mi (2.66 km) [3]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 63°42′29″N 148°45′08″W / 63.7079969°N 148.7521688°W / 63.7079969; -148.7521688[5]
Geography
Mount Fellows is located in Alaska
Mount Fellows
Mount Fellows
Location of Mount Fellows in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughDenali
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Healy C-4
Geology
Type of rockVolcanic rock[6]

Mount Fellows is a 4,476-foot-elevation (1,364-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount Fellows is located five miles (8.0 km) east of Denali National Park headquarters and 8.25 miles (13.28 km) northwest of Pyramid Mountain in the Alaska Range.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Nenana River, which in turn is part of the Tanana River drainage basin. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,800 feet (914 m) above the Nenana River in 1.75 miles (2.82 km). The mountain's name was reported in 1950 by the USGS,[1] and the toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fellows is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 330.
  2. Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways, National Geographic Books, 2007, ISBN:9781426210143, p. 383.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Fellows, Mount - 4,476' AK". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/164036. 
  4. "Mount Fellows, Peakvisor.com". https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-fellows.html. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Mount Fellows". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1402022. 
  6. The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments during 1981, 1984. p. 80.
  7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. Bibcode2007HESS...11.1633P. 

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