Capital Mountain

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Capital Mountain
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Capital Mountain
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation 7,730 ft (2,356 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,801 ft (549 m) [3]
Isolation 7.63 mi (12.28 km) [3]
Coordinates 62°25′25″N144°06′51″W / 62.4234982°N 144.1140578°W / 62.4234982; -144.1140578 [4]
Geography
CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Census Area Copper River
Protected area Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Parent range Wrangell Mountains [5]
Topo map USGS Gulkana B-1
Geology
Age of rock Pleistocene
Mountain type Eroded shield volcano
Type of rock Andesite [1]
Volcanic arc/belt Wrangell Volcanic Field
Last eruption 1 million years ago [1]

Capital Mountain is an andesitic shield volcano located in Alaska. Its elevation is 7,730 ft (2356 m). [2]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Capital Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Wrangell Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below -10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F.

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References

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