| Ch'akajabena Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 7530. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1730. |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.66 |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Alaska |
| Region: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Region Type: | Borough |
| Range: | Aleutian Range Neacola Mountains |
| Map: | USA Alaska |
| Label Position: | left |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Coordinates: | 61.1608°N -152.4267°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Tyonek A-7 |
Ch'akajabena Mountain is a 7530feet mountain summit in Alaska.
Ch'akajabena Mountain ranks as the seventh-highest peak in the Neacola Mountains which are the northernmost subrange of the Aleutian Range.[2] The mountain is located 85miles west of Anchorage near Ch'akajabena Lake. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Cook Inlet via the Chakachatna River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3500abbr=offNaNabbr=off above a glacier in the north cirque in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 2005 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] The mountain is named in association with Ch'akajabena Lake which in the Denaʼina language means "tail extends-out lake."[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ch'akajabena Mountain is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[5] Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports three unnamed glaciers surrounding the peak.