Barometer Mountain is a 2,506-foot-elevation (764-meter) summit in Alaska.
| Barometer Mountain | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,506 ft (764 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 745 ft (227 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Erskine Mountain (2,657 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 2.12 mi (3.41 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 57°45′16″N 152°32′54″W / 57.7543376°N 152.5484709°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Barometer Mountain Location in Alaska | |
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| Interactive map of Barometer Mountain | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kodiak Island Borough[4] |
| Parent range | Kodiak Archipelago[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Kodiak D-2 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail class 2+ |
Description
editBarometer Mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Kodiak on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island.[4] It ranks as the 10th-highest peak on the island,[1] and it is considered Kodiak's most popular mountain.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Buskin Lake, east to the Buskin River, and south to Devils Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,200 feet (671 meters) above Devils Creek in 0.85 miles (1.37 km) and the summit is one mile (1.6 km) from the end of a runway at Kodiak Airport. On November 8, 1988, an F-15C from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing crashed in low visibility into Barometer Mountain and the pilot was killed.[6] The mountain's descriptive name was applied in 1867 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey because the behavior of fog and clouds forming on the mountain was said to be predictive of approaching weather.[4][7] The toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Barometer Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[8] Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.
Gallery
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Barometer Mountain and Kodiak Airport -
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Northwest aspect -
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Barometer Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Richard I. Gates, Kodiak, Alaska: A Library Summary, University of California, 1960, p. 5.
- ^ a b c "Barometer Mountain - 2,483' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Barometer Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Barometer Mountain, Alaska.org, Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Steve Davies, F-15 Eagle Engaged—The World's Most Successful Jet Fighter, Osprey Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84603-169-4
- ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 107.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Barometer Mountain video tour: Kodiak Daily Mirror
- Barometer Mountain: weather forecast
