Mount Madson
South aspect reflected in icy Kenai Lake
Highest point
Elevation5,266 ft (1,605 m)[1]
Prominence3,769 ft (1,149 m)[2]
Parent peakPeak 5320[3]
Isolation3.42 mi (5.50 km)[3]
Coordinates60°27′17″N 149°26′00″W / 60.4548369°N 149.4334146°W / 60.4548369; -149.4334146[1]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Madson
Geography
Mount Madson is located in Alaska
Mount Madson
Mount Madson
Location of Mt. Madson in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough
Protected areaChugach National Forest
Parent rangeKenai Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward B-7

Mount Madson, also known as Madson Mountain, is a prominent 5,266-foot (1,605 m) summit in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Description

Mount Madson is located on the Kenai Peninsula on land managed by Chugach National Forest. It is set 24 miles (39 km) north of the city of Seward in the Kenai Mountains.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Kenai River drainage basin. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,158 m) above Crescent Lake in 1.4 mile (2.25 km) and 4,830 feet (1,472 m) above Kenai Lake in 3.25 miles (5.23 km). Madson's local name was reported in 1909 by geologists Grant and Higgins, then officially adopted in 1910 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1][4] John Madson was a prospector who (with William Fairman) had mineral claims at Quartz Creek northwest of the mountain.[5][6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Madson Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Kenai Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Madson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Madson Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. 1 2 "Madson Mountain - 5,269' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ↑ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 614.
  5. ↑ Ulysses Sherman Grant, Geology and Mineral Resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1915, p. 163.
  6. ↑ Mining and Engineering World, Volume 34, Western Mining World Company, 1911, p. 65.
  7. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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