Snider Peak Explained

Snider Peak
Elevation Ft:8250
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1200
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:3.02
Isolation Ref:[3]
Range:Wrangell Mountains
Parent Peak:Mount Drum
Location:Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Valdez-Cordova Borough
Alaska, United States
Map:USA Alaska
Label Position:left
Coordinates:62.068°N -144.6325°W
Topo:USGS Gulkana A-2
Rock:Dacite

Snider Peak is an 8,250-foot (2,515 meter) dacitic dome summit located in the Wrangell Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, 300NaN0 east of Glennallen, and 30NaN0 south of Mount Drum which is the nearest higher peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Dadina and Nadina Rivers which are both tributaries of the Copper River. The peak's name may have been the name of an early prospector as reported in 1903 by the US Geological Survey.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snider Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Weather fronts coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Wrangell Mountains (orographic lift), causing precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.

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Notes and References

  1. https://listsofjohn.com/peak/154376 Snider Peak AK, listsofjohn.com
  2. https://listsofjohn.com/peak/154376 Snider Peak AK, listsofjohn.com
  3. https://listsofjohn.com/peak/154376 Snider Peak AK, listsofjohn.com
  4. 1409808. Snider Peak. 2020-02-02.
  5. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.