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|Prominence = 7,424 ft (2,263 m)<ref name="peaklist">This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See [http://peaklist.org/USlists/AK5000.html Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org]</ref> |
|Prominence = 7,424 ft (2,263 m)<ref name="peaklist">This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See [http://peaklist.org/USlists/AK5000.html Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org]</ref> |
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|Coordinates = {{Coord|63|14|19|N|144|38|38|W|region:US-AK_type:mountain|display=inline,title|name=Mount Kimball (Southeast Fairbanks CA, Alaska)}}<ref name="topozone">[http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=63.23889&lon=-144.64167&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=250 Mount Kimball on Topozone]</ref> |
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|Topographic map = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Mount Hayes A-2 |
|Topographic map = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Mount Hayes A-2 |
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|First ascent = June 13, 1969 by Tom Kensher, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman<ref name="wood_coombs">Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, ''Alaska: A Climbing Guide'', The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.</ref> |
|First ascent = June 13, 1969 by Tom Kensher, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman<ref name="wood_coombs">Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, ''Alaska: A Climbing Guide'', The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.</ref> |
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* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=7664 Mount Kimball on bivouac.com] |
* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=7664 Mount Kimball on bivouac.com] |
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Revision as of 09:04, 27 August 2008
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Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the section of the eastern Alaska Range between Isabel Pass (traversed by the Richardson Highway) and Mentasta Pass (traversed by the Glenn Highway). It is one of the twenty most topographically prominent peaks in Alaska.
Mount Kimball is a relatively difficult climb for a peak with low absolute elevation, due to difficult ridge terrain, and it rebuffed eight climbing attempts by experienced Alaskan mountaineers before its first ascent in 1969.[3] Due to its remoteness, difficulty, and low stature compared to other major Alaskan summits, the peak is not often climbed.
See also
References
- ^ This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org
- ^ Mount Kimball on Topozone
- ^ a b c Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
External links
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