Mount Dan Fox
{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Dan Fox
| photo = Mount Dan Fox.jpg
| photo_caption = West aspect
| elevation_ft = 10891
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/33033|title=Mount Dan Fox - 10,891' Alaska|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=March 11, 2025}}
| prominence_ft = 941
| isolation_mi = 2.66
| parent_peak = Mount Watson
| range = Fairweather Range{{cite peakbagger|pid=63360|name=Mount Dan Fox, Alaska|access-date=March 12, 2025}}
| listing =
| etymology = Daniel T. Fox
| country = United States
| state = Alaska
| region = Yakutat
| region_type = Borough
| part_type = Protected area
| part = Glacier Bay National Park
| map = USA Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| label_position = left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Dan Fox
| coordinates = {{coord|59.040632|N|137.600273|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS Skagway A-7
| rock =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Mount Dan Fox is a {{convert|10891|ft|m|lk=off|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
Description
Mount Dan Fox is situated {{convert|2.66|mi|km}} northwest of Mount Watson in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains. Topographic relief is significant as the north face rises {{convert|2400.|ft|-1|abbr=on}} in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain was climbed on April 21, 1999, by Chris Trimble and Jim Earl via the North Face. They named the peak to remember Daniel T. "Dan" Fox (1951–1999), a mountain climber and counselor who died of lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke at the age of 47.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Tt0-o0IQopkC&pg=PA224&dq=Mount+Dan+Fox&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG_4PNw4GMAxWdLTQIHQ7sJukQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=Mount%20Dan%20Fox&f=false Fairweather Range], Jim Earl, 2000 American Alpine Journal, The Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9781933056470}}, p. 223–224.[https://missoulian.com/community-remembers-dan-fox/article_4702c8b1-3df6-5d27-bf15-3a0e2753e9a4.html Community remembers Dan Fox], Ginny Merriam, missoulian.com, Retrieved March 11, 2025.
Climate
{{further|Climate of Alaska}}
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Dan Fox has a tundra climate with 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}} Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports glaciers covering all slopes of this peak. The months May through July offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Mount Dan Fox.[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 March 11, 2025.
See also
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References
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External links
- Mount Dan Fox: [https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-dan-fox.html weather]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Mount Dan Fox
| North = Grand Pacific Glacier
| Northeast = Mount Lodge
| East = Canada
| Southeast = Mount Watson
| South = Mount Fairweather
| Southwest = Grand Plateau Glacier
| West = Gulf of Alaska
| Northwest = Peak 10755
}}
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Category:Three-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve