The Mitre (Alaska)

The Mitre is a 6,651 ft (2,030 m) mountain summit located in the western Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The mountain is situated in Chugach State Park, 30 mi (48 km) east of Anchorage, 3.5 mi (6 km) northeast of Peril Peak, and 5.5 mi (9 km) south-southeast of Eklutna Lake. The nearest higher peak is Benign Peak, 2.4 mi (4 km) to the west-northwest, on the opposite side of the Eklutna Glacier.[1] Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the western aspect of the mountain rises 4,000 feet above this glacier in approximately half a mile. In Europe, "mitre" is the term used for a sharp, symmetrical rocky peak such as this one. The Mitre's descriptive name was submitted for consideration by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska as suggested by Dr. Rodman Wilson (1921–2003) of Anchorage after he returned from a European vacation.[3][4] The Mitre name was officially adopted in 1966 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. In the Denaʼina language, this mountain is known as Idlu Bena Dghelaya, meaning Mountain of Plural Objects Lake.[5]

The Mitre
North aspect of The Mitre from Eklutna Lake
Highest point
Elevation6,651 ft (2,027 m) [1]
Prominence1,751 ft (534 m) [1]
Parent peakBenign Peak (7,235 ft)[2]
Isolation2.37 mi (3.81 km) [2]
Coordinates61°15′48″N 148°57′22″W [1]
Geography
The Mitre
Location of The Mitre in Alaska
LocationChugach State Park
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-6

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Mitre is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] 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. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Cook Inlet via the Eklutna River.

See also

References
  1. "The Mitre, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. "Mitre, The - 6,650' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, 1967, page 649.
  4. "The Mitre". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. James Kari and James A. Fall, Shem Pete's Alaska, 2nd Ed. 2003. Page 324.
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  • The Mitre in lower left
  • The Mitre and Benign Peak (right) from north
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