Mount Chichantna

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Chichantna

| photo = Capps Glacier, one source of valley glacier, bergschrund, and icefall, August 26, 1969 (GLACIERS 6445).jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Spurr (L) and Mount Chichantna (R)
Northeast aspect

| elevation_ft = 10893

| elevation_ref =[https://books.google.com/books?id=m5R-AAAAMAAJ&dq=Chichantna%2C+Mount+10%2C893&pg=PA1 United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States], Decision List 1999, (1999), page 1.

| prominence_ft = 1443

| prominence_ref={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/33032|title=Chichantna, Mount - 10,893' AK|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-01-15}}

| isolation_mi = 2.41

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Mount Spurr

| etymology =

| country = United States

| state = Alaska

| region = Kenai Peninsula

| region_type = Borough

| range = Alaska Range
Tordrillo Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=26300|name=Mount Chichantna, Alaska|access-date=2024-01-15}}

| map = USA Alaska

| map_caption = Location in Alaska

| label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Chichantna

| coordinates = {{coord|61.3325000|N|152.2730556|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1841450|name=Mount Chichantna|access-date=2024-01-15}}

| topo = USGS Tyonek B-7

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Expedition climbing

| rock =

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Mount Chichantna is a {{convert|10893|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Alaska.

Description

Mount Chichantna is located {{convert|80.|mi|km}} west of Anchorage in the Tordrillo Mountains which are a subrange of the Alaska Range. The remote glaciated peak ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Tordrillo Mountains, and the 272nd-highest summit in Alaska. It is set {{convert|2.4|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Mount Spurr which is the nearest higher neighbor. Precipitation runoff from the peak's southwest slope drains to the Chakachatna River, whereas the other slopes drain to the Chichantna River. Topographic relief is significant as the east face rises nearly {{convert|5900.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain is named in association with the Chichantna River which originates from a glacier partly located on this peak. "Chichantna" is a Denaʼina word meaning "from-glacier stream."William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States, University of Oklahoma Press, 2004, {{ISBN|9780806135984}}, p. 96. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1999 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chichantna is located in a tundra 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 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606|url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf }} Weather systems are forced upwards by the Alaska Range (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. This climate supports glaciers surrounding the peak including the Capps Glacier to the northeast. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing.[https://www.alpineinstitute.com/articles/faqs/denali-faq/#:~:text=1.-,What%20do%20you%20recommend%20as%20the%20best%20month%20to%20climb,combination%20of%20weather%20and%20conditions. Denali FAQ, American Alpine Institute], alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-01-08.

Gallery

File:Mountains to the west of Ancorage (5452885646).jpg|Mount Spurr (center) and Mount Chichantna (upper right) from east

File:Mt. Spurr sunrise.jpg|Mount Spurr, The Rowel, and Mount Chichantna from east at Anchorage

File:Dogs Head and Capps Glaciers, Terminus of mountain glacier with firn line, Capps Glacier in the background, and icefall and (GLACIERS 6470).jpg|Mount Chichantna in upper left

File:Capps Glacier, junction of valley glacier, and icefall, August 26, 1969 (GLACIERS 6448).jpg|Chichantna (left) and Mount Nagishlamina (right)

File:Alaska Range Sunrise (10826788635).jpg|Chichantna (left of center - see file annotation)

File:Capps Glacier, valley glacier, icefall on the mountain peaks, August 23, 1960 (GLACIERS 6432).jpg|Chichantna (upper right corner), Spurr centered