Mount Michelson (Brooks Range)
| Mount Michelson | |
|---|---|
  Mount Michelson | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,855 ft (2,699 m) |
| Coordinates | 69°18′28″N 144°16′03″W / 69.30778°N 144.26750°WCoordinates: 69°18′28″N 144°16′03″W / 69.30778°N 144.26750°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska |
| Parent range | Brooks Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Michelson B-1 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | April 23, 1957 by John P. Thomson and R. E. "Pete" Isto[2] |
| Easiest route | South Face to East Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1[2] |
Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof Mountains, part of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of the highest peak in the range, Mount Isto.[3]
The mountain was named by E. de K. Leffingwell, between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, an American scientist.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 "Mount Michelson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- 1 2 Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X
- ↑ Some sources claim Mount Michelson is the highest peak in the range; this is not supported by the 1:63,360 scale USGS topographic maps. See Mount Chamberlin.
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