Mount Chamberlin (Alaska)

Mount Chamberlin (Alaska)
Mount Chamberlin
Elevation 9,020 ft (2,749 m)
Prominence 2,429 m (7,969 ft) [1]
Location
Location North Slope Borough, Alaska
Range Brooks Range
Coordinates 69°16′39″N 144°54′40″W / 69.2775°N 144.91111°W / 69.2775; -144.91111 (Mount Chamberlin (North Slope Borough, Alaska))Coordinates: 69°16′39″N 144°54′40″W / 69.2775°N 144.91111°W / 69.2775; -144.91111 (Mount Chamberlin (North Slope Borough, Alaska))
Topo map USGS Mount Michelson B-2
Climbing
First ascent 1963 by George G. Barnes, Dennis Burge, Graham Stephenson[2]
Easiest route West Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1[2]

Mount Chamberlin is the highest peak in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States.[3] It is the highest peak for over 500 miles (800 km)[4]; however, due to its remote location, it sees little climbing activity.

Notes

  1. ^ Alaskan ultra-prominent peaks on peaklist.org
  2. ^ a b Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X
  3. ^ Some sources claim Mount Isto or Mount Michelson is higher; the claim for Chamberlin is based on the 1:63,360 scale USGS topographic maps of the three peaks. See Mount Chamberlin on Topozone.
  4. ^ Mount Chamberlin on bivouac.com



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