Mount Isto Explained

Mount Isto
Elevation Ft:	8976
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence Ft:	7876
Location:	North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Range:	Brooks Range
Map:	USA Alaska
Label Position:	right
Map Size:	225
Coordinates:	69.2025°N -143.8022°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
Topo:	USGS Demarcation Point B-5

Mount Isto is the highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.^[3] Located in the eastern Brooks Range, in what are known as the Romanzof Mountains, Mount Isto is south of Mount Hubley, the second tallest peak in the Brooks Range. Mount Isto is within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was named in 1966 for Reynold E. (Pete) Isto, a civil engineer for the U.S. Geological Survey.^{[2] [4]} In 2014, new measurement technology established that Mount Isto is the highest peak in the Brooks Range. Previously, Mount Chamberlin was believed to be the tallest, but it is now ranked third.^{[5] [6] [7]}

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See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States

Notes and References

1. 131. Mount Isto, Alaska. December 20, 2015.
2. 1414322. Mount Isto. December 20, 2015.
3. 100. Brooks Range. December 20, 2015.
4. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Isto, 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.