Earth:Mount Kimball

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Short description: Mountain in the eastern Alaskan Range of the United States of America
Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball is located in Alaska
Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation10,300+ ft (3,139+ m)
Prominence7,424 ft (2,263 m) [1]
Listing
  • North America prominent peak 56th
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 63°14′19″N 144°38′38″W / 63.23861°N 144.64389°W / 63.23861; -144.64389[2]
Geography
LocationSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeDelta Mountains, Alaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hayes A-2
Climbing
First ascentJune 13, 1969 by Tom Kensler, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman[3]
Easiest routeSouthwest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 2+)[3]

Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the section of the eastern Alaska Range between Isabel Pass (traversed by the Richardson Highway) and Mentasta Pass (traversed by the Glenn Highway), about 30 miles from Paxson.[4] It is one of the twenty most topographically prominent peaks in Alaska.

Mount Kimball is a relatively difficult climb for a peak with low absolute elevation, due to difficult ridge terrain, and it rebuffed eight climbing attempts by experienced Alaskan mountaineers before its first ascent in 1969.[3] Due to its remoteness, difficulty, and low stature compared to other major Alaskan summits, the peak is not often climbed.

See also

References

  1. This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org
  2. Mount Kimball on Topozone
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN:0-89886-724-X.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Kimball

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