Mount Hubley (Alaska) Explained

Mount Hubley
Elevation Ft:8917
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1617
Parent Peak:Mount Isto
Location:North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Range:Brooks Range
Map:Alaska#North America
Relief:1
Coordinates:69.2764°N -143.7975°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Demarcation Point B-5

Mount Hubley is the second highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[3] Located in the eastern Brooks Range, in what are known as the Romanzof Mountains, Mount Hubley is north of Mount Isto, the tallest peak in the Brooks Range and its parent peak. Mount Hubley is within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was named in 1958 for Dr. Richard Carleton Hubley, a coordinator for the International Geophysical Year who died in 1957 while doing research on the adjacent McCall Glacier.[2] [4] In 2014, new measurement technology established that Mount Hubley is the second highest peak in the Brooks Range after Mount Isto. Previously, Mount Chamberlin was believed to be the tallest, but it is now ranked third.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. 129. Mount Hubley, Alaska. December 20, 2015.
  2. 1403584. Mount Hubley. December 20, 2015.
  3. 100. Brooks Range. December 20, 2015.
  4. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Hubley, Alaska. December 20, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Rozell. Ned. Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range. University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. December 20, 2015. December 16, 2015.
  7. 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.