Mount Gerdine is an mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in
Alaska.
Description
Mount Gerdine is located west-northwest of
Anchorage
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...
in the
Tordrillo Mountains which are a subrange of the
Alaska Range
The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 600-mile-long (950 km) mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest endSources differ as to the exact delineation of the Alaska Range. ThBoar ...
. The remote glaciated Gerdine ranks as the second-highest peak in the Tordrillo Mountains,
[ and 201st-highest summit in Alaska.][ Topographic relief is significant as the west face rises over in one mile (1.6 km).
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History
The mountain's name honors Thomas Golding Gerdine (1872–1930), U.S. Geological Survey topographic engineer who made several reconnaissance trips in Alaska at the end of the 19th century.White Chuck Mountain
White Chuck Mountain, or native name Hi Khaed, is a summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located southeast of Darrington, Washington, east of the Mountain Loop Highway, and northwes ...
. The toponym was officially adopted in 1931 by the United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
.Lowell Thomas Jr.
Lowell Thomas Jr. (October 6, 1923 – October 1, 2016) was an American politician and film producer who collaborated with his father, the accomplished reporter and author Lowell Thomas, on several projects before becoming an Alaskan state s ...
, Dr. George Wichman, Paul Crews Jr., and Paul Crews Sr.[Paul B. Crews, ''North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Gerdine, Alaska Range'']
1964, publications.americanalpineclub.org
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Gerdine is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.
alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-01-08.
See also
* Mountain peaks of Alaska
* Geography of Alaska
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Mount Gerdine
* Thomas Golding Gerdine
books.google.com p. 33
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Alaska Range
North American 3000 m summits
Mountains of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Mountains of Alaska