Mount Seattle is a 10,350-foot (3,150 m) peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska in the United States. It was named for the city of Seattle, home of the "camp hands" of a 19th-century National Geographic Society–United States Geological Survey scientific expedition to the Hubbard Glacier and Mount Saint Elias.[3] It is called the "most prominent Alaskan coastal peak" and blocks sight of larger inland peaks, even Mount Logan nearly twice its height.[4]

Mount Seattle
Mount Seattle above Hubbard Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	10,350 ft (3,150 m)[1]
Prominence	5,494 ft (1,675 m)[1]
Listing	United States prominent peak 87th
Coordinates	60°05′19″N 139°11′54″W[2]
Geography
Mount Seattle Alaska
Location	Yakutat, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Saint Elias A-4 Canada NTS 115B3 Mount Seattle
Climbing
First ascent	Fred Beckey team, 1966

It was first ascended in May 1966 by Fred Beckey, Eric Bjornstad and four other climbers.[4][5][6]

See also

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

References

Further reading

• Donald J. Liska (1967), "Mount Seattle—From Sea to Summit", American Alpine Journal, American Alpine Club, pp. 265–268

External links

• Media related to Mount Seattle at Wikimedia Commons