Mount Eleanor
{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Eleanor
| photo = Mount Eleanor.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 3988
| elevation_ref =Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 308.{{cite peakbagger|pid=118850|name=Mount Eleanor, Alaska|access-date=2024-02-02}}
| prominence_ft = 2538
| prominence_ref={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/145168|title=Eleanor, Mount - 3,988' AK|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-02-02}}
| isolation_mi = 5.97
| range = Chigmit Mountains
Aleutian Range
| country = United States
| state = Alaska
| region = Kenai Peninsula Borough
| region_type = Borough
| map = USA Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| label_position = left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Eleanor
| coordinates = {{coord|59.7805669|N|153.3634924|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1412973|name=Mount Eleanor|access-date=2024-02-02}}
| topo = USGS Iliamna D-1
| rock =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Mount Eleanor is a {{convert|3988|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain summit in the US state of Alaska.
Description
Mount Eleanor is located in the Chigmit Mountains of the Aleutian Range. The mountain is situated {{convert|145|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Anchorage, {{convert|65|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Homer, and six miles south of Lake Clark National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to Iniskin Bay and east to Chinitna Bay, thence Cook Inlet. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises up from tidewater at Iniskin Bay in two miles. The mountain's name was published in 1905 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey, and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The namesake is not recorded.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Eleanor 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 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing the peak.[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 2024-02-02.
See also
References
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External links
- Mount Eleanor: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5861562/United%20States/Alaska/Kenai%20Peninsula/Mount%20Eleanor weather forecast]
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