Mount Allen is a mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
in
Alaska, United States.
Description
Mount Allen is a prominent glaciated mountain set in the
Wrangell Mountains
The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range of eastern Alaska in the United States. Much of the range is included in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. The Wrangell Mountains are almost entirely volcanic in origin, and they i ...
.
The remote peak is located north-northwest of
Chisana, Alaska, in
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Precipitation
runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Chisana River which is a tributary of the
Tanana River
The Tanana River (Lower Tanana language, Lower Tanana: Tth'eetoo', Upper Tanana language, Upper Tanana: ''Tth’iitu’ Niign'') is a tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to linguist and anthropologist William Brig ...
.
Topographic relief
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is significant as the summit rises 6,400 feet (1,950 m) above the Chisana River in five miles (8 km).
Etymology
The mountain is named for
Henry Tureman Allen (1859–1930), who explored and mapped the Copper River region in 1885.
[Donald J. Orth, ''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 7.] He named and measured the elevations of the region's giants such as
Mount Blackburn,
Mount Sanford, and
Mount Drum.
''History of the Wrangell-St. Elias Area''
National Park Service, Retrieved 2023-12-02. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.Upper Tanana
Upper Tanana (also known as Tabesna, Nabesna or Nee'aanèegn') is an endangered language, endangered Alaskan Athabaskans, Athabaskan language spoken in eastern Interior Alaska, United States, mainly in the villages of Northway, Alaska, Northway ...
name for this mountain is "Ch 'ank än' Choh."
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Mount Allen is located in a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.
See also
* List of mountain peaks of Alaska
* Geology of Alaska
References
External links
* Mount Allen
Weather forecast
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Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Landforms of Copper River Census Area, Alaska
Two-thousanders of the United States
Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska