Mount Einstein

{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Alaska}}

{{About|mountain in Alaska|mountain in New Zealand|Paparoa Range}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Einstein

| photo = Mount Einstein.jpg

| photo_caption = Aerial view from the southwest

| elevation_ft = 11552

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=14687|name=Mount Einstein, Alaska|accessdate=2020-03-11}}

| prominence_ft = 2552

| prominence_ref=

| isolation_mi = 4.34

| isolation_ref = [https://listsofjohn.com/peak/32924 Einstein, Mount AK, listsofjohn.com]

| range = Chugach Mountains

| parent_peak = Mount Witherspoon (12,012 ft)

| listing =

| location = Chugach National Forest
Valdez-Cordova Borough
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 Einstein

| coordinates = {{coord|61|21|24|N|147|05|54|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Anchorage B-1

| type =

| first_ascent = June 17, 1957

| easiest_route =

}}

Mount Einstein is an {{convert|11552|ft|m|0|adj=on}} elevation glaciated summit located {{convert|32|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Valdez in the Chugach Mountains of the U.S. state of Alaska. This remote mountain, sixth-highest in the Chugach range, is situated at the head of Yale Glacier on land managed by Chugach National Forest.[https://peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=1042 Chugach Mountains, Peakbagger.com] The mountain was named in 1955 by members of the Chugach Mountains Expedition, and officially adopted by the United States Geological Survey to honor physicist Dr. Albert Einstein (1879–1955), considered one of the greatest scientists of all time, known for his Theory of relativity.{{cite gnis|id=1401718|name=Mount Einstein|accessdate=2020-03-11}} The first ascent of Mt. Einstein was made June 17, 1957, by David Bohn, Arthur Maki, Jr., Don Mokski, Martin Mushkin, and Lawrence E. Nielsen.{{cite bivouac|id=35724|name=Mount Einstein|accessdate=2020-03-11}}