Haydon Peak

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Haydon Peak
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South aspect
Highest point
Elevation 11,924 ft (3,634 m) [1]
Prominence 1,674 ft (510 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Saint Elias (18,008 ft) [1]
Isolation 3.04 mi (4.89 km) [1]
Listing Highest major summits of the US
Mountain peaks of Alaska
Major summits of North America
Coordinates 60°15′40″N140°59′17″W / 60.2610400°N 140.9880154°W / 60.2610400; -140.9880154 [2]
Naming
Etymology Henry E. Haydon
Geography
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Haydon Peak
Location in Alaska
Haydon Peak
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CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Borough Yakutat [2]
Protected area Wrangell–St. Elias National Park [3]
Parent range Saint Elias Mountains [3] [2]
Topo map USGS Mount Saint Elias B-8 [2]
Geology
Rock age Mesozoic [4]
Rock type Schist [4]
Climbing
Easiest route Expedition climbing

Haydon Peak is an 11,924-foot-elevation (3,634-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

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Description

Haydon Peak is part of the Saint Elias Mountains in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. [3] The glaciated peak is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Mount Saint Elias and 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska. [5] The mountain is surrounded by the Libbey Glacier to the east and Tyndall Glacier to the west. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain flows south to the Gulf of Alaska. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 8,300 feet (2,530 m) above the head of Libbey Glacier in two miles (3.2 km).

History

The mountain was named "Hadon Peak" in 1888 by mountaineer Harold Ward Topham for Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Haydon. [5] Henry Haydon was Secretary of the District of Alaska at the time of Topham's expedition to Mount Saint Elias. [2] Topham's failed 1888 expedition only reached an elevation of 11,460-feet on Mt. Saint Elias' south side, [6] so a close view of Haydon Peak was possible. [7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1917 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Haydon Peak is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [8] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Saint Elias 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. This climate supports several glaciers surrounding this peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Haydon Peak - 11,924' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Haydon Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Haydon Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Gary R. Winkler, A Geologic Guide to Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1999.
  5. 1 2 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 411.
  6. ↑ Israel C. Russell, An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska, DigiCat, 2022.
  7. ↑ William Williams (1942). "Reminiscences of Mt. St. Elias". American Alpine Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.
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