Mount Williams is a glaciated mountain summit located in the
Chugach Mountains in the
U.S. state of
Alaska. The peak is situated northeast of
Cordova, and northwest of
Mount O'Neel
Mount O'Neel is a summit in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Description
Mount O'Neel is located in the Chugach Mountains, east-northeast of Cordova and southeast of Mount Williams, on land managed by Chugach National Forest. Although modest in el ...
, on land managed by
Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is a United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve. The Ch ...
. Although modest in elevation,
relief is significant as it rises over 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in less than one mile from the immense Childs Glacier.
The peak was named in 1910 by
Lawrence Martin for Alfred Williams, assistant engineer for the
Copper River and Northwestern Railway
The Copper River and Northwestern Railway (CR&NW) consisted of two rail lines, the Copper River line and the Northwestern line. Michael James Heney had secured the right-of-way up the Copper River in 1904. He started building the railway from Co ...
, which built a
$1,500,000 steel bridge across the
Copper River Copper River may refer to several places:
*Copper River (Alaska), in the United States
* Copper River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Skeena River
The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (afte ...
near this mountain in 1909-1910.
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the
U.S. 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 ...
.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification, Mount Williams is located in a subpolar
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.
Winds coming off the
Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (
orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Childs Glacier to the south, and Allen Glacier to the north. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.
See also
*
List of mountain peaks of Alaska
*
Geography of Alaska
References
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External links
* Weather forecast
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