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Mount Bona is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska, and is the fifth-highest independent peak in the United States.This counts both the North and South Peaks of Denali (Mount McKinley), which is not a universally accepted practice. See 
Mount Bona
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Fourteener
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. It is either the tenth- or eleventh-highest peak in North America
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. Mount Bona and its adjacent neighbor Mount Churchill
Mount Churchill is a volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field of eastern Alaska. Churchill and its higher neighbor Mount Bona about to the southwest are both large ice-covered stratovolcanoes, with Churchill being ...
are both large ice-covered stratovolcano
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es. Bona has the distinction of being the highest volcano in the United States and the fourth-highest in North America
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, outranked only by the three highest Mexican
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volcanoes, Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl, and Iztaccíhuatl. Its summit is a small stratovolcano on top of a high platform of sedimentary rocks.
The mountain's massif is covered almost entirely by icefields and glaciers, and it is the principal source of ice for the Klutlan Glacier
Klutlan Glacier is a long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located southwest of Mount Nazirean and flows east across the border with Canada, then north to form the headwaters of the Klutlan River. Its native name was reported in 1891 ...
, which flows east for over into the Yukon Territory of Canada. The mountain also contributes a large volume of ice to the north-flowing Russell Glacier system.
Mount Bona was named by Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi in 1897, who saw the peak while making the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias about to the southeast. He named it after the ''Bona'', his racing yacht.
The mountain was first climbed in 1930 by Allen Carpé
Allen Carpé (December 20th, 1894 – May 9, 1932) was an American engineer and mountaineer who is the namesake of Mount Carpe in Alaska. He was the first person to have reached the summit of Mount Bona and Mount Fairweather.
Biography
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, Terris Moore
Terris Moore (April 11, 1908 – November 7, 1993) was an explorer, mountaineer, light plane pilot, and the second president of the University of Alaska.
Early years and education
Moore attended schools in Haddonfield, Philadelphia and New York ...
, and Andrew Taylor, from the Russell Glacier on the west of the peak. The current standard route is the East Ridge; a climb of nearby Mount Churchill
Mount Churchill is a volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field of eastern Alaska. Churchill and its higher neighbor Mount Bona about to the southwest are both large ice-covered stratovolcanoes, with Churchill being ...
is a relatively easy addition via this route as well.
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Elevation
Mount Bona's exact elevation is uncertain. USGS 1:250,000 topographical maps show an elevation of , which was determined in 1913 by International Boundary Commission surveyors. However, USGS 1:63,360 topographical maps do not show a spot height, and their contour lines indicate a summit elevation of 16,55050 feet (504515 meters). Many sources quote the latter figure.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 the highest major summits of the United States * List of the most prominent summits of the United States * List of the most isolated major summits of the United States * List of volcanoes in the United StatesReferences and notes
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Mount Bona
at the Alaska Volcano Observatory * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bona, Mount Landforms of Copper River Census Area, Alaska Mountains of Alaska Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Mount Bona Saint Elias Mountains Stratovolcanoes of the United States Subduction volcanoes Volcanoes of Alaska Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve