Mount Wright is a 5,054-foot (1,540 m) mountain located in the eastern Alaskan panhandle, on the east side of Muir Inlet, just north of Glacier Bay within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
| Mount Wright | |
|---|---|
 Mount Wright from southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,054 feet (1,540 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,850 feet (560 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Case |
| Listing | Mountains of Alaska |
| Coordinates | 58°47′52″N 136°01′38″W / 58.7976627°N 136.0271834°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Wright | |
| Location | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alsek Ranges Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather D-1[3] |
Location edit
Mount Wright is south of Adams Inlet, Dirt Gulch, and Dirt Glacier, to the east of Garforth Island in Muir Inlet, west of White Glacier, and the Chilkat Range[4] and 52 miles (84 km) northwest of Hoonah, Saint Elias Mountains.
History edit
Mount Wright was named by Dr. Harry Fielding Reid in 1891 after George Frederick Wright who spent some time in the Glacier Bay area in 1886. Forty-three miles to the west is another mountain also called Mount Wright.[3]
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Wright has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Glacier Bay Basin.
Fauna edit
The area has a high population of mountain goats.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Dirt Glacier". Alaska Guide. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ "Mount Wright, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Mount Wright". GNIS. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ "Dirt Glacier". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ DuFresne, Jim (1987). Glacier Bay National Park: A Backcountry Guide to the Glaciers and Beyond. The Mountaineers Books. p. 61. ISBN 9780898861327. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
External links edit
- Weather forecast: Mount Wright
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