Mount Chamberlin (Alaska) Explained

Mount Chamberlin
Elevation Ft:8901
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:4101
Location:North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Range:Brooks Range
Map:USA Alaska
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:69.2772°N -144.9089°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Michelson B-2
First Ascent:1963 by George G. Barnes, Dennis Burge, Graham Stephenson[3]
Easiest Route:West Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1; class 2 hike if route is ice-free

Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[4] Located in what are known as the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range, Mount Chamberlin is west-northwest of Mount Isto, the tallest peak in the Brooks Range. Mount Chamberlin is within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was named for Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928), geologist of the Peary Auxiliary Expedition of 1894.[2] [5] Previously believed to be the highest peak in the Brooks Range, in 2014 new measurement technology established that Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the range.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. 117. Mount Chamberlin, Alaska. December 20, 2015.
  2. 1414321. Mount Chamberlin. December 20, 2015.
  3. Book: Wood, Michael. Coombs, Colby. Alaska: a climbing guide. The Mountaineers. Seattle, WA, USA. 2001. 0-89886-724-X.
  4. 100. Brooks Range. December 20, 2015.
  5. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Chamberlin, Alaska. December 20, 2015.
  6. News: Howard. Brian Clark. There’s a New Tallest Peak in the North American Arctic. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218140509/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151216-anwr-highest-peak-mt-isto-fodar-remote-sensing/. dead. December 18, 2015. December 20, 2015. National Geographic. December 16, 2015.
  7. Web site: Rozell. Ned. Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range. University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. December 20, 2015. December 16, 2015.
  8. Nolan. M.. DesLauriers. K.. 23 June 2016 . Which are the highest peaks in the US Arctic? Fodar settles the debate. The Cryosphere. 10. 3. 1245-1257. 10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016. 23 June 2016. free.