Mount Church is a mountain in the Alaska Range, in
Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a List of national parks of the United States, United States national park and National preserve, preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (feder ...
, overlooking
Ruth Glacier.
It is situated on the west side of the
Ruth Gorge and southeast of
Mount Grosvenor, which is the nearest higher neighbor.
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The mountain was named by famed explorer Dr. ]Frederick Cook
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) was an American explorer, physician and ethnographer, who is most known for allegedly being the first to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908. A competing claim was made a year l ...
who claimed the first ascent of Mount McKinley in 1906, but was later disproved.Americanalpineclub.org Four Ascents in the Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier
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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 Church 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.
Gallery
File:Mount Church, south.jpg, South Aspect
File:Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska 2.jpg, Left → Right: Mount Church, Mount Johnson, Mount Wake
Mount Wake is a mountain summit located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, United States. It is situated on the west side of the Ruth Gorge, southeast of Denali and southwest of The Moose's Tooth. The neare ...
, and Mount Bradley
File:Grosvenor and Church.jpg, Mt. Grosvenor (left) and Mt. Church (right) appear as snowy twin peaks in the center. South aspect.
See also
*Mountain peaks of Alaska
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summi ...
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Mount Church
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Alaska Range
Mountains of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Mountains of Denali National Park and Preserve
Two-thousanders of the United States