Mount Chamberlin
Highest point
Elevation8,901[1] ft (2,713 m)[2]
Prominence4,101 ft (1,250 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates69°16′38″N 144°54′32″W / 69.27722°N 144.90889°W / 69.27722; -144.90889[3]
Geography
Mount Chamberlin is located in Alaska
Mount Chamberlin
Mount Chamberlin
Parent rangeBrooks Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Michelson B-2
Climbing
First ascent1963 by George G. Barnes, Dennis Burge, Graham Stephenson[4]
Easiest routeWest Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1;[4] class 2 hike if route is ice-free

Mount Chamberlin is the third highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[5] Located in what are known as the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range, Mount Chamberlin is 30 miles (48 km) 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.[3][6] 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.[7][8][1]

References

  1. 1 2 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. doi:10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Chamberlin, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Chamberlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Wood, Michael; Coombs, Colby (2001). Alaska: a climbing guide. Seattle, WA, USA: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
  5. ↑ "Brooks Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mount Chamberlin, Alaska (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Howard, Brian Clark (December 16, 2015). "There's a New Tallest Peak in the North American Arctic". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ Rozell, Ned (December 16, 2015). "Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range". University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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