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Mount Sheldon
Mount Sheldon is a summit in Alaska, United States. Description Mount Sheldon is located in the Alaska Range and in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is situated northwest of Polychrome Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Toklat River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly above the river in 1.7 mile (2.7 km). Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sheldon is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Alexander Sheldon
Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservation movement, conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park". He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri people, Seri Indians in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as ''Maricaana Caamla'' ("American hunter"). Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia where Sheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake. In December 1905, Sheldon was elected member of the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell in 1887. He died on September 21, 1928, in Nova Scotia while on his annual stay at his cabin where he spent much of his final years. The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor, as is Mount Sheldon in Denali National Park. Bibliography *''The Wilderness of the North Pacific Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
