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Vigesimal Peak

Coordinates: 60°58′42″N 148°38′34″W / 60.978445°N 148.642694°W / 60.978445; -148.642694
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Vigesimal Peak
Southwest aspect at sunset
Highest point
Elevation6,550 ft (1,996 m)[1]
Prominence2,021 ft (616 m)[2]
Isolation4.38 mi (7.05 km)[3]
Coordinates60°58′42″N 148°38′34″W / 60.978445°N 148.642694°W / 60.978445; -148.642694[3]
Naming
EtymologyVigesimal
Geography
Vigesimal Peak is located in Alaska
Vigesimal Peak
Vigesimal Peak
Location of Vigesimal Peak in Alaska
LocationMunicipality of Anchorage
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Protected areaChugach National Forest[3]
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward D-5
Climbing
First ascent1995 Tim Kelley[4]

Vigesimal Peak is a 6,550-foot-elevation (1,996-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

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Vigesimal Peak is located 45 miles (72 km) east-southeast of Anchorage and 15 miles (24 km) north of Whittier in the Chugach Mountains, on land managed by Chugach National Forest.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south to Turnagain Arm via Glacier River and north to Knik Arm via Knik River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,000 feet (550 m) above the head of Lake George Glacier in 0.57 miles (0.92 km). The peak's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Vigesimal Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[5] Weather systems 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. This climate supports the Lake George Glacier to the north, Surprise Glacier to the northeast, the Twentymile Glacier to the south, and an unnamed glacier on the west slope.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Noffsinger (2019). "Scree" (PDF). Mountaineering Club of Alaska. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  2. ^ Vigesimal Peak, Peakvisor.com, Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ^ a b c d "Vigesimal Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ^ Bill Romberg (2008). "Scree" (PDF). Mountaineering Club of Alaska. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ^ 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.
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