Mount Silverthrone (Alaska)

Mount Silverthrone
Mount Silverthrone
	Mount Silverthrone from the north
Highest point
Elevation	13,220 ft (4,030 m)
Prominence	3,240 ft (990 m)
Listing	North America highest peaks 111th; US highest major peaks 92nd; Alaska highest major peaks 22nd;
Coordinates	63°06′56.9″N 150°40′34.7″W / 63.115806°N 150.676306°W
Geography
	Mount Silverthrone Denali National Park and Preserve; Alaska, United States
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Denali A-2
Climbing
First ascent	1945, Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster

Mount Silverthrone is 13,220 ft (4,030 m) glaciated mountain summit located in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated 10.8 mi (17 km) east of Denali. The first ascent of this peak was made April 12, 1945, by Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster. It was so named by the U.S. Army Forces Cold Weather test party because of its stately appearance at the head of Brooks Glacier.^[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Silverthrone is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports glaciers on it slopes including the Brooks Glacier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the McKinley River, which in turn is part of in the Tanana River drainage basin. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.

References

^ ^a ^b "Mount Silverthrone". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 875.
^ 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.