Marble Mountain is a 3,366-foot (1,026-meter) mountain summit located in the

Fairweather Range The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains. The northernmost section of the range is ...

of the

Saint Elias Mountains The Saint Elias Mountains (french: Chaîne Saint-Élie) are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range ...

, in southeast

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. The peak is situated in

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is an American national park located in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the area around Glacier Bay a national monument under the Antiquities Act on February 26, 1925. ...

at the entrance to Geikie Inlet, west-northwest of

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, and east-northeast of Blackthorn Peak. Although modest in elevation,

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is significant since the mountain rises up from tidewater in Shag Cove in less than one mile. The mountain's name was in local use as reported by the

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in 1951. Marble Mountain can be seen from

Glacier Bay Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980 ...

which is a popular destination for cruise ships. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing Marble Mountain.

Climate

Based on the

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, Marble Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone, with long, cold, wet winters, and cool summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Glacier Bay Basin.

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Marble Mountain
Mountains of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Saint Elias Mountains Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska Mountains of Alaska North American 1000 m summits

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