Mount Brooks is a mountain peak in the central

Alaska Range The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 600-mile-long (950 km) mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest endSources differ as to the exact delineation of the Alaska Range. ThBo ...

Denali National Park and Preserve Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is an American national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve ...

. The mountain is part of a ridge extending northeastward from the main

Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thi ...

massif, which includes Pyramid Peak and Mount Silverthrone. The ridge lies between

Brooks Glacier Brooks Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates on the east face of Mount Silverthrone at Brooks Gap. The glacier moves northeast, joining Muldrow Glacier between Mount Brooks a ...

and

Traleika Glacier Traleika Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates from two forks on either side of Farthing Horn on the east side of Denali. The west fork of the glacier starts in the Thay ...

, overlooking

Muldrow Glacier Muldrow Glacier, also known as McKinley Glacier, is a large glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. Native names for the glacier include, Henteel No' Loo' and Henteel No' Loot. The glacier originates from the Gr ...

to the north. The summit is partly covered by ice.

Climate

Based on the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

, Mount Brooks is located in a

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. undra climate https://www.britannica.com/science/tundra-climateThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019 It is classified as ET according to Köppen ...

zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. This climate supports the Brooks Traleika, and

s surrounding the peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing Mount Brooks.''Denali FAQ'', American Alpine Institute
alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-03-27.

History

The mountain was named by Belmore Browne in 1912 to honor

Alfred Hulse Brooks Alfred Hulse Brooks (July 18, 1871 – November 22, 1924) was an American geologist who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. He is credited with discovering that the biggest mountain rang ...

(1871–1924), an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, alt ...

who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from 1903 to 1924.''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Donald J. Orth, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 161. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1947 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The

first ascent In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they e ...

of the summit was made on July 5, 1952, by Thayer Scudder, Winslow Briggs, J. S. Humphreys, and David Bernays.

Gallery

File:Eielson Visitor Center View (6187273876).jpg, Eielson Visitor Center view with Brooks left of center File:Alaska - Mt. McKinley - NARA - 23940967.jpg, Mt. Brooks left of center, Denali upper right File:View of Alaska Range from the Eielson Visitor Center, Denali National Park.jpg

References

Denali Alaska Range Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska Mountains of Denali National Park and Preserve Mountains of Alaska North American 3000 m summits {{DenaliAK-geo-stub

Climate

History

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Gallery

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