Mount Dan Fox

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Mount Dan Fox
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West aspect
Highest point
Elevation 10,891 ft (3,320 m) [1]
Prominence 941 ft (287 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Watson [1]
Isolation 2.66 mi (4.28 km) [1]
Coordinates 59°02′26″N137°36′01″W / 59.040632°N 137.600273°W / 59.040632; -137.600273 [2]
Naming
Etymology Daniel T. Fox
Geography
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Mount Dan Fox
Location in Alaska
Mount Dan Fox
Interactive map of Mount Dan Fox
CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Borough Yakutat
Protected area Glacier Bay National Park
Parent range Fairweather Range [2]
Topo map USGS Skagway A-7 [2]

Mount Dan Fox is a 10,891-foot (3,320-metre) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

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Description

Mount Dan Fox is situated 2.66 miles (4.28 km) northwest of Mount Watson in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains. Topographic relief is significant as the north face rises 2,400 ft (730 m) in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain was climbed on April 21, 1999, by Chris Trimble and Jim Earl via the North Face. They named the peak to remember Daniel T. "Dan" Fox (1951–1999), a mountain climber and counselor who died of lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke at the age of 47. [3] [4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Dan Fox has a tundra climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the 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 −10 °F. This climate supports glaciers covering all slopes of this peak. The months May through July offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Mount Dan Fox. [6]

See also

Mount Dan Fox in upper left, Mount Watson centered at top, Mount Root in upper right corner. Mt Watson - panoramio.jpg
Mount Dan Fox in upper left, Mount Watson centered at top, Mount Root in upper right corner.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Dan Fox - 10,891' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Dan Fox, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Fairweather Range, Jim Earl, 2000 American Alpine Journal, The Mountaineers Books, ISBN   9781933056470, p. 223–224.
  4. ↑ Community remembers Dan Fox, Ginny Merriam, missoulian.com, Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Denali FAQ, American Alpine Institute, alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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