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Mount Igikpak (Iñupiaq: Iġġiqpak) is the highest peak in the Schwatka Mountains region of the Brooks Range. It is also the tallest mountain in Gates of the Arctic National Park, located in the US state of Alaska. Some sources list the height of its summit at 8,510'.[2] Mount Igikpak is in the south central part of the national park, very close to the source of the Noatak River and not far from the Arrigetch Peaks. Its name comes from the Iñupiaq word Iġġiqpak, meaning 'big mountain'.

Mount Igikpak
Mount Igikpak Alaska
Highest point
Elevation	8,276 ft (2,523 m)
Prominence	6,076 ft (1,852 m)[1]
Listing	North America isolated peaks 41st US most prominent peaks 60th
Coordinates	67°24′47″N 154°57′59″W
Naming
Native name	Iġġiqpak (Inupiaq)
Geography
Location	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Parent range	Brooks Range
Topo map	USGS Survey Pass B-4
Climbing
First ascent	1968 by David Roberts, Chuck Loucks and Al De Maria

Climbing History

The first ascent of Mount Igikpak was completed August 9, 1968 by David Roberts, Chuck Loucks, and Al De Maria.[3]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States

References

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Igikpak

На других языках

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[de] Mount Igikpak

Der Mount Igikpak ist mit 2523 m der höchste Berg der Schwatka Mountains, einem Gebirgszug der Brookskette im Nordwesten von Alaska. Er liegt im Gates-of-the-Arctic-Nationalpark. Der Noatak River entspringt an seiner Ostflanke.

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- [en] Mount Igikpak

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[fr] Mont Igikpak

Le mont Igikpak, en anglais Mount Igikpak, est un sommet montagneux américain dans le borough de Northwest Arctic, en Alaska. Il culmine à 2 523 mètres d'altitude dans la chaîne Brooks. Il est protégé au sein des parc national et réserve des Gates of the Arctic et de la Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, dont il est le point culminant.

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