Mount Queena | |
Elevation: | 7620feet |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 2320 |
Isolation Mi: | 2.93 |
Range: | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield |
Parent Peak: | Mount Bressler[2] |
Location: | Tongass National Forest Juneau Borough Alaska, United States |
Map: | USA Alaska |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 58.8628°N -134.34°W |
Topo: | USGS Juneau D-2 |
Mount Queena is a 7620feet elevation mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. This unofficially named peak is situated on the Juneau Icefield, 390NaN0 north of Juneau, 2.70NaN0 west of the Canada–United States border, and 50NaN0 northeast of Mount Blachnitzky, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the east aspect of the mountain rises over 3,200 feet above the Gilkey Glacier in less than one mile. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Ogilvie, 2.50NaN0 to the east.[1]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Queena has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[3] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months June and July offer the most favorable weather for viewing this rarely climbed peak.