Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof Mountains, part of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of the highest peak in the range, Mount Isto. In 2015 new measurement show that Mount Michelson is the fourth highest mountain at the range, measuring at 8852 feet (2698.1 meter).[1]

Mount Michelson
Mount Michelson North Slope Borough, Alaska
Highest point
Elevation	8,852 ft (2,698 m)[1]
Coordinates	69°18′28″N 144°16′03″W[2]
Geography
Location	North Slope Borough, Alaska
Parent range	Brooks Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Michelson B-1
Climbing
First ascent	April 23, 1957 by John P. Thomson and R. E. "Pete" Isto[3]
Easiest route	South Face to East Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1[3]

The mountain was named by E. de K. Leffingwell, between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, an American scientist.[2]

Notes

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