Mount Emmerich is a 6,877-foot-elevation (2,096-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.
| Mount Emmerich | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect (left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,877 ft (2,096 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,929 ft (588 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Dech (Peak 7450)[3] |
| Isolation | 4.83 mi (7.77 km)[4] |
| Coordinates | 59°11′30″N 135°42′04″W / 59.1915858°N 135.7010755°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Lt. Charles F. Emmerich[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Emmerich Location in Alaska | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Emmerich | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Haines[1] |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains Chilkat Range[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Skagway A-2 |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Granite[6] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1976 Fred Beckey |
| Easiest route | class 5.6[3] Southwest Ridge |
Description
editMount Emmerich is located nine miles (14 km) west-southwest of Haines in the Chilkat Range which is a subrange of the Saint Elias Mountains.[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains to the Chilkat River via the Takhin and Kicking Horse rivers. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 5,377 feet (1,639 meters) above the Garrison Glacier in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). The first ascent of the summit was made on August 14, 1976, by Fred Beckey, Craig Zaspell, and Jack Tackle via the southwest ridge.[6] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] The mountain was named by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1897,[1] to remember one of their own, Lieutenant Charles F. Emmerich (1849–1894), who served on the schooner Hassler in Alaska in 1893.[7] According to the U.S. Geological Survey, this landform's local name is Cathedral Peak, "because of the mountain's prominence and cathedral-like appearance."[8]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Emmerich has a tundra climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[9] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska 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. This climate supports small unnamed glaciers on the peak's slopes as well as the Bertha and Garrison glaciers in the surrounding valleys.
Gallery
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East aspect with some of Haines visible -
Looking west toward Haines with Mount Emmerich to the right -
Mt. Emmerich across Chilkat River
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Emmerich". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Mount Emmerich, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b "Emmerich, Mount - 6,850' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Mount Emmerich, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Charles F. Emmerich, LT, USN, USNA Virtual Memorial Hall, usnamemorialhall.org, Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b Fred Beckey, North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Emmerich, Chilkat Mountains, Alaska Coast Mountains, 1977, americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Annual Report of the Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895, p. 125.
- ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 313.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Charles F. Emmerich photo and biography: usnamemorialhall.org
- Mount Emmerich: weather forecast
- Mt. Emmerich (photo): Alaska.edu
