| Mount Ballyhoo | |
| Elevation Ft: | 1650. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1650. |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.72 |
| Parent Peak: | Pyramid Peak (2,136 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Alaska |
| Location: | Aleutians West Census Area |
| Range: | Aleutian Range[2] |
| Etymology: | Ballyhoo |
| Map: | USA Alaska |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Coordinates: | 53.9142°N -166.5304°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Unalaska C-2 |
| Rock: | Andesitic |
| Age: | Tertiary[4] |
Mount Ballyhoo is a 1650feet summit in Alaska, United States.
Mount Ballyhoo is part of the Aleutian Range.[2] This iconic landmark of the Dutch Harbor area is set in Unalaska Bay as the high point of Amaknak Island of the Aleutian Islands.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1650abbr=offNaNabbr=off above tidewater in approximately 0.3miles. The Aleutian World War II National Historic Area is located on the mountain.
The mountain was named by author Jack London when he spent time in 1897 at Dutch Harbor which was the locale for his novel, The Sea-Wolf.[6] Jack stopped here en route to the Klondike Gold Rush and he named the mountain after his lead dog named "Ballyhoo."[7] Jack set foot at the top of the mountain, as did another writer, Rex Beach.[8] The mountain's toponym was published in 1965 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
During World War II, the Japanese attacked Dutch Harbor on June 3–4, 1942, but American munitions and guns had been moved and placed on Mt. Ballyhoo the night before in anticipation of the raid.[9]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ballyhoo is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.