Sable Mountain

Summit in Alaska, United States

Sable Mountain

Location of Sable Mountain in Alaska

CountryUnited StatesStateAlaskaBoroughDenaliProtected areaDenali National ParkParent rangeAlaska RangeTopo mapUSGS Healy C-6ClimbingEasiest routeSable Mountain Trail^[4]

Sable Mountain is a 5,994 ft (1,830 m) summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Sable Mountain is located in the Alaska Range and in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is situated 3.43 miles (5.52 km) southwest of Igloo Mountain at Sable Pass near mile 40 of the Park Road which traverses the mountain's southern slope.^[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the Toklat River and east to the Teklanika River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Tattler Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's name was shown on a 1916 U.S. Geological Survey document and the toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sable Mountain is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.^[7]

Gallery

West aspect of Sable in the distance
East aspect of Sable Mountain (left) and upper Big Creek with Denali in upper right.

References

^ ^a ^b "Sable Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ ^a ^b "Sable Mountain - 6,050' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ ^a ^b "Sable Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Dow Scoggins, Discovering Denali, 2004, Universe, ISBN 9780595297375, p. 119.
^ Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 823.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
^ Denali FAQ, American Alpine Institute, alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-03-27.