Mount Johnson is an mountain summit located in the

Alaska Range The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, mountain range in the Southcentral Alaska, 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. ThBoard on G ...

, 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 ...

, in Alaska, United States. It is situated on the west side of the Ruth Gorge, southeast of

Denali Denali (), federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak on land, measuring . On p. 20 of Helm ...

and south-southwest of

The Moose's Tooth The Moose's Tooth (or simply Moose's Tooth, Mooses Tooth) is a rock peak on the east side of the Ruth Gorge in the Central Alaska Range, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Denali. Despite its relatively low elevation, it is a difficult climb. ...

. The nearest higher neighbor is

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 ...

, to the northwest. Despite its relatively low elevation, it is notable for its north face with over 4,000 feet of vertical sheer granite with climbing routes called the ''Escalator'' and ''Stairway to Heaven''. The

first ascent In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in climbing guidebook, guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century mountaineers a ...

of the peak was made in 1979 by Gary Bocarde, Charlie Head, John Lee, and Jon Thomas via the south ridge. 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. Emory Richard Johnson (1864–1950) was the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia (1898–1912) at the time that Cook explored Ruth Gorge in 1906.

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 Johnson is located in an

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical climate for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of alpine cli ...

zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.''Denali FAQ'', American Alpine Institute
alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-01-08.

Gallery

File:Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska 2.jpg, Left to right: Mount Church, Mount Johnson,

, and Mount Bradley seen from a flight through Ruth Gorge File:Mts. Johnson, Grosvenor, Church.jpg, Mt. Grosvenor centered, flanked by Johnson (left), Church (right)
Aerial view from northwest. File:Mts Grosvenor and Johnson from To the Top of the Continent by FA Cook.jpg, Mts. Grosvenor and Johnson by Frederick Cook circa 1906

Climate

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