Mount Silvertip

Mount Silvertip
Mount Silvertip
	South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	9,400 ft (2,865 m)
Prominence	2,556 ft (779 m)
Parent peak	Black Cap (9,850 ft)
Isolation	6.23 mi (10.03 km)
Coordinates	63°29′20″N145°36′35″W / 63.4889633°N 145.6097857°W
Geography
	Mount Silvertip Location in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Southeast Fairbanks
Parent range	Alaska Range ; Delta Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Hayes B-4

Last updated July 18, 2024

Mount Silvertip is a 9,400-foot-elevation (2,865-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

Description

Mount Silvertip is located 32 miles (51 km) north of Paxson in the Delta Mountains which are a subrange of the Alaska Range.^[4] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the heavily glaciated mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Delta River and Tanana River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,400 feet (1,341 meters) above the Jarvis Glacier in two miles (3.2 km) and 7,100 feet (2,164 meters) above the Delta River in 6.5 miles (10.5 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1968 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Silvertip is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[6] Weather systems are forced upwards by the Delta 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 the Castner Glacier, Riley Creek Glacier, and smaller unnamed glaciers surrounding the peak. The months of March through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing the mountain.^[2]

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References

1 2 "Mount Silvertip, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-12-24.
1 2 Mount Silvertip, Mountain-forecast.com, Retrieved 2023-12-24.
1 2 "Silvertip, Mount - 9,450' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
1 2 3 4 "Mount Silvertip". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ "Mount Silvertip, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ 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

Mount Silvertip weather forecast: Mountain-forecast.com
Mt. Silvertip (photo): Flickr
Silvertip climbing photos: Slogsomewhere.com

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[peakvisor-1] 1 2 "Mount Silvertip, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[mofo-2] 1 2 Mount Silvertip, Mountain-forecast.com, Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[listsofjohn-3] 1 2 "Silvertip, Mount - 9,450' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[gnis-4] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Silvertip". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[peakbagger-5] "Mount Silvertip, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

[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. ISSN 1027-5606.

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