Mount Abbe

{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Abbe

| photo = Mount Abbe.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Abbe, north aspect

| elevation_ft = 8200

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=573 |name=Mount Abbe, Alaska |access-date=January 17, 2020}}

| prominence_ft = 938

| prominence_ref=

| range = Fairweather Range
Saint Elias Mountains

| parent_peak =

| listing =

| location = Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska, United States

| map = USA Alaska

| map_caption = Location in Alaska

| label_position = left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Abbe

| coordinates = {{coord|58|47|52|N|137|04|41|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Mount Fairweather D-4

| rock = Granite{{Cite web |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/110208889/mount-abbe |title=Climbing in Mount Abbe, Wrangell, St. Elias, University and Fairweather Ranges |website=Mountain Project|access-date=2025-03-10}}

| first_ascent = June 11, 1977

| easiest_route = Mountaineering

}}

Mount Abbe is an 8200+ feet (2499+ meter) double summit mountain located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains, in southeast Alaska.{{cite gnis |id=1419997 |name=Mount Abbe |access-date=January 17, 2020}} The peak is situated near the terminus of the Johns Hopkins Glacier, within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, {{convert|100|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Juneau, and {{convert|8.2|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Mount Orville. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than two miles. Mount Abbe is often seen and photographed with the Johns Hopkins Glacier, which is a popular destination for cruise ships. The mountain was named in 1936 by William Osgood Field and William Skinner Cooper, of the American Geographical Society, for Cleveland Abbe Jr., (1872-1934), an American geographer. Abbe received a Ph.D. in 1898 from Johns Hopkins University. The Gilman Glacier and Clark Glacier on the mountain's slopes were named for Daniel Coit Gilman, the institution's first president, and William Bullock Clark who was a professor of geology at the university. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1937 by the United States Geological Survey.

The first ascent of the south summit was made June 11, 1977, by Jim Wickwire and Dusan Jagersky via the Southeast Face. Three days later, Dusan Jagersky was killed while descending an unnamed peak.{{cite aaj |article_id=12197866800 |title=Dusan Jagersky, 1940-1977 |last1=Wickwire |first1=James |year=1978 |access-date=August 1, 2023 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date=}} The first ascent of the north summit was made July 14, 1991, by Walter Gove and William Pilling.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/historyculture/abbe.htm |title=Mount Abbe - Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve |publisher=U.S. National Park Service |website=www.nps.gov|access-date=2025-03-10}} The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Abbe, but it is a challenging climb in any conditions, with few attempts.