Mount Kimball
| Mount Kimball | |
|---|---|
  Mount Kimball Location in Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,300+ ft (3,139+ m) |
| Prominence | 7,424 ft (2,263 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 63°14′19″N 144°38′38″W / 63.23861°N 144.64389°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Delta Mountains, Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Hayes A-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 13, 1969 by Tom Kensler, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman[3] |
| Easiest route | Southwest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 2+)[3] |
Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the Delta Range, a subrange of the Alaska Range between Isabel Pass and Mentasta Pass, 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
- ^ This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org
- ^ Mount Kimball on Topozone
- ^ a b c Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Kimball
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