Kupreanof Mountain

Kupreanof Mountain
Kupreanof Mountain
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,440 ft (744 m)
Prominence	1,890 ft (576 m)
Parent peak	Peak 2479
Isolation	3.51 mi (5.65 km)
Coordinates	57°55′58″N153°06′05″W / 57.9328079°N 153.1012642°W
Naming
Etymology	Ivan Kupreyanov
Geography
	Kupreanof Mountain Location in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kodiak Island Borough
Parent range	Kodiak Archipelago
Topo map	USGS Kodiak D-4

Last updated February 19, 2024

Kupreanof Mountain is a 2,440-foot-elevation (744-meter) summit in Alaska.

Description

Kupreanof Mountain is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Kodiak on the Kupreanof Peninsula along the north coast of Kodiak Island.^[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Dry Spruce Bay and south to Viekoda Bay. Topographic relief is significant as the mountain rises over 2,400 feet (732 meters) above tidewater at Dry Spruce Bay in approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km). The mountain's name was applied in 1909 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the toponym was officially adopted in 1909 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3] The name is derived from Kupreanof Island which in turn is named after Ivan Kupreyanov (1794–1857).^[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kupreanof Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[4] Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

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References

1 2 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 553.
1 2 3 4 "Kupreanof Mountain - 2,440' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
1 2 3 4 "Kupreanof Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-16.
↑ 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.

External links

Kupreanof Mountain: weather forecast
National Geodetic Survey data sheet

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[Orth-1] 1 2 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 553.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 4 "Kupreanof Mountain - 2,440' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 4 "Kupreanof Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-16.

[Peel-4] 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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