Mount Dagelet

Mount Dagelet
Mt. Dagelet and La Perouse Glacier
Highest point
Elevation9,800+ ft (2,990+ m)[1]
Prominence1,404 ft (428 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Crillon (12,726 ft)[2]
Isolation2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1]
Coordinates58°35′46″N 137°10′29″W / 58.59611°N 137.17472°W / 58.59611; -137.17472[1]
Geography
Mount Dagelet is located in Alaska
Mount Dagelet
Mount Dagelet
Location of Mount Dagelet in Alaska
LocationGlacier Bay National Park
Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeFairweather Range
Saint Elias Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fairweather C-4
Climbing
First ascent1933
Easiest routeMountaineering

Mount Dagelet is a 9,800+ ft (2,990+ m) glaciated mountain summit located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains, in southeast Alaska, United States. The peak is situated in Glacier Bay National Park, 4.6 mi (7 km) south of Mount Crillon, and 4 mi (6 km) northwest of Mount La Perouse, which is the nearest highest peak. Topographic relief is significant as the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than nine miles. The mountain was named in 1874 by William Healey Dall of the U.S. Geological Survey, for Joseph Lepaute Dagelet (1751-1788), a French astronomer and mathematician who accompanied Lapérouse when he explored this coastal area in 1786.[3] The first ascent of the peak was made July 29, 1933, by W. S. Child, C. S. Houston, and H. A. Carter.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Dagelet has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[4] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Fairweather Range (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the La Perouse Glacier to the south. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into the Gulf of Alaska. The months May through July offer the most favorable weather for climbing and viewing.

  • Crillon looming behind Dagelet
    Crillon looming behind Dagelet


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Dagelet, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ "Mount Dagelet". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Dagelet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  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.