Mount Igikpak
{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, U.S.}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Igikpak
| native_name = {{Native_name|ik|Iġġiqpak}}
| photo = Mount Igikpak, 9-00 AM - DPLA - 768f307563c238034475dd80a7a528d9 (cropped).jpg
| photo_size = 250
| photo_caption = Northwest face, 1973
| elevation_ft = 8276
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_ft = 6076
| range = Brooks Range
| listing = {{unbulleted list
|North America isolated peaks 41st
|US most prominent peaks 60th
}}
| location = Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
| map = Alaska
| map_caption = Alaska
| map_size = 270
| coordinates = {{coord|67|24|47|N|154|57|59|W|type:mountain_region:US_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| topo = USGS Survey Pass B-4
| first_ascent = 1968 by David Roberts, Chuck Loucks and Al De Maria
| easiest_route =
}}
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Mount Igikpak (Iñupiaq: Iġġiqpak) is the highest peak in the Schwatka Mountains region of the Brooks Range. It is also the tallest mountain in Gates of the Arctic National Park, located in the US state of Alaska. Some sources list the height of its summit at {{convert|8,510|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/search/query-meta?v%3Aproject=NPS&q=Igikpak&as_sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fgaar|title=Mount Igikpak search on nps.gov}} Mount Igikpak is in the south central part of the national park, very close to the source of the Noatak River and not far from the Arrigetch Peaks. Its name comes from the Iñupiaq word Iġġiqpak, meaning 'big mountain'.
Climbing History
The first ascent of Mount Igikpak was completed August 9, 1968 by David Roberts, Chuck Loucks, and Al De Maria.{{cite bivouac|id=7688|name=Mount Igikpak|access-date=2022-08-21}}
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See also
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- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- List of Ultras of the United States
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References
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External links
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Category:Two-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Category:Highest points of United States national parks
Category:Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
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