Mount Newhall

Mount Newhall
Mount Newhall
	West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	1,916 ft (584 m)
Prominence	1,166 ft (355 m)
Parent peak	Peak 2353
Isolation	2.67 mi (4.30 km)
Coordinates	53°52′23″N166°29′01″W / 53.8730556°N 166.4836111°W
Naming
Etymology	Dr. A. W. Newhall
Geography
	Mount Newhall Location in Alaska
	Interactive map of Mount Newhall
Location	Aleutians West Census Area
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Protected area	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Topo map	USGS Unalaska C-2
Geology
Rock type	Andesitic

Last updated November 23, 2024

Mount Newhall is a 1,916-foot-elevation (584-meter) summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount Newhall is a landmark of the Dutch Harbor area set 2.25 miles (3.62 km) east of Unalaska on Unalaska Island of the Aleutian Islands. Mount Newhall is part of the Aleutian Range.^[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Iliuliuk Bay. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,900 feet (579 meters) above tidewater in approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km). The mountain's toponym was a local name published in 1951 on an U.S. Geological Survey map and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[2]^[4] Dr. Albert Warren Newhall (1872–1929) and his wife Agnes were early residents of Unalaska who managed the Jesse Lee Home in Unalaska in the late 1800s and early 1900s.^[5] He was the local physician, dentist, and minister.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Newhall is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

Mt. Newhall
Mt. Newhall (left) and Unalaska
Newhall (left) and Unalaska

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References

1 2 3 4 "Newhall, Mount - 1,916' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
1 2 3 "Mount Newhall". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-06.
1 2 "Mount Newhall, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
↑ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 684.
↑ The National Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Volume 12, Bostonian Publishing Company, 1900, p. 477.
↑ 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.

External links

Mount Newhall: weather forecast
Dr. A. W. Newhall (photo and biography, page 4): books.google.com

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[listsofjohn-1] 1 2 3 4 "Newhall, Mount - 1,916' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

[gnis-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Newhall". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-06.

[pb-3] 1 2 "Mount Newhall, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

[Orth-4] Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 684.

[5] The National Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Volume 12, Bostonian Publishing Company, 1900, p. 477.

[Peel-6] 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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