Mount Tlingit is a 12,606-foot (3,842-meter) 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
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
, United States.
Description
Mount Tlingit is part of 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 ...
which is a subrange 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 ...
. The glaciated peak is located in
Glacier Bay National Park, southeast of the
Canada–United States border
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can ...
, and east of
Mount Fairweather
Mount Fairweather (officially gazetted as Fairweather Mountain in Canada but referred to as Mount Fairweather), is the highest mountain in the Canadian province of British Columbia, with an elevation of . It is located east of the Pacific Ocean ...
, which is the highest peak in the Fairweather Range.
[ Tlingit ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the park and 76th-highest in Alaska.]Glacier Bay Basin
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 ...
and the Gulf of Alaska. The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted 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 ...
. Mount Tlingit should not be confused with officially-named Tlingit Peak (3,169 feet) which is also within Glacier Bay National Park.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, Mount Tlingit has a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.Margerie Glacier
Margerie Glacier is a long tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The glacier begins on the southern slopes of Mount Root, elevation , on the AlaskaCanada borde ...
to the east of the summit and Fairweather Glacier
Fairweather Glacier is a long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the west slope of Mount Salisbury and continues west to its 1961 terminus 0.2 miles (300 m) east of Cape Fairweather, 100 ...
to the southwest. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing.
See also
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* Geography of Alaska
Gallery
File:Mount Quincy Adams-Southeast Peak.jpg, Mt. Tlingit
File:2022-04-14 Glacier Bay Sunny Spring.jpg, Mount Tlingit to the left
File:Mount Salisbury and Mount Tlingit.jpg, Aerial view of Mt. Salisbury (center) and Mt. Tlingit (right)
File:Marjorie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (6808651843).jpg, Aerial view of Marjorie Glacier with Mt. Salisbury, Mt. Tlingit, and Mt. Quincy Adams across the top of frame.
File:Margerie Glacier, tidewater glacier, icefall and cirque glaciers, September 18, 1972 (GLACIERS 5628).jpg, Mt. Tlingit (left) with Mt. Quincy Adams behind
File:NOAAS Fairweather (S 220) and Mount Fairweather.jpg, Mount Fairweather centered with Mount Tlingit to right
File:Tlingit, Quincy Adams, Fairweather.jpg, Aerial view of Mount Tlingit (left) with Mt. Quincy Adams and Mount Fairweather at the top.
References
External links
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
– National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...
site
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Mountains of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Saint Elias Mountains
Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
Mountains of Alaska
North American 3000 m summits