Lions Head Mountain is a 5,400+ ft (1,650+ m) mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in the Kakuhan Range, 46 mi (74 km) northwest of Juneau, and 3 mi (5 km) east of Lynn Canal, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Lions Head Mountain rises 5,400 feet above the Berners River Valley in less than three miles. The peak's descriptive name was applied in 1867 by George Davidson, geographer with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, because its serrated profile resembles a lion couchant.[5][6] This name was published in the 1869 Coast Pilot, and officially adopted in 1929 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[5]

Lions Head Mountain
Lions Head Mountain, south aspect
Highest point
Elevation	5,400+ ft (1,650+ m)[1]
Prominence	1,200 ft (370 m)[1]
Parent peak	Phoebe (5,552 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.6 mi (2.6 km)[2]
Coordinates	58°52′40″N 135°03′50″W[1]
Geography
Lions Head Mountain Location of Lions Head Mountain in Alaska
Location	Tongass National Forest Juneau Borough Alaska, United States
Parent range	Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Kakuhan Range[3]
Topo map	USGS Juneau D-4
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Type of rock	metabasalt, greenstone[4]
Climbing
Easiest route	class 5.0 [2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Lions Head Mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[7] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Coast 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. This climate supports glaciers on the north side of this mountain. The months May through July offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Lions Head Mountain.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• Geography of Alaska

References

External links

• Lions Head Mountain: weather forecast
• Photo of Phoebe, Lions Head Mountain, and Alaska Marine Highway System ferry