Mount Allen (Alaska)
{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Allen
| photo = Mount Allen, Alaska.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect
| elevation_ft = 9512
| prominence_ft = 4412
| prominence_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/153768|title=Allen, Mount - 9,480' Alaska|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2023-12-02}}
| isolation_mi = 12.26
| etymology = Henry Tureman Allen
| range = Wrangell Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=427|name=Mount Allen|access-date=2023-12-02}}
| map = USA Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| label_position = left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Allen
| country = United States
| state = Alaska
| region = Copper River Census Area
| region_type = Census Area
| part_type = Protected area | part = Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
| coordinates = {{coord|62.2435843|N|142.2344337|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1398136|name=Mount Allen|access-date=2023-12-02}}
| topo = USGS Nabesna A-3
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}
Mount Allen is a {{convert|9512|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
Description
Mount Allen is a prominent glaciated mountain set in the Wrangell Mountains.{{cite peakbagger|pid=427|name=Mount Allen|access-date=2023-12-02}} The remote peak is located {{convert|13.5|mi|km}} north-northwest of Chisana, Alaska, in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Chisana River which is a tributary of the Tanana River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 6,400 feet (1,950 m) above the Chisana River in five miles (8 km).
Etymology
The mountain is named for Henry Tureman Allen (1859–1930), who explored and mapped the Copper River region in 1885.Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 7. He named and measured the elevations of the region's giants such as Mount Blackburn, Mount Sanford, and Mount Drum.[https://www.nps.gov/wrst/learn/historyculture/human-history.htm History of the Wrangell-St. Elias Area], National Park Service, Retrieved 2023-12-02. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The Upper Tanana name for this mountain is "Ch 'ank än' Choh."
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Allen is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. This climate supports unnamed glaciers surrounding this peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.
See also
References
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External links
- Mount Allen: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5879203/United%20States/Alaska/Copper%20River/Mount%20Allen Weather forecast]
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Category:Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Category:Landforms of Copper River Census Area, Alaska