Mount Tlingit is a 12,606-foot (3,842-meter) mountain

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, United States. It lies approximately 2 miles southeast of Mount Quincy Adams and 5 miles east of

Mount Fairweather Mount Fairweather (or ''Tsalxaan'' in the Tlingit language) is a mountain located east of the Pacific Ocean on the Canada–United States border. With an elevation of , it is the tallest mountain in British Columbia and the seventh-tallest mou ...

Description

Mount Tlingit is part of the

Fairweather Range The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains. The northernmost section of the range i ...

which is a subrange of the

Saint Elias Mountains The Saint Elias Mountains () are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias ...

. The glaciated peak is located in

Glacier Bay National Park Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau, Alaska, Juneau. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the area around Glacier ...

, southeast of the

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, and east of

, which is the highest peak in the Fairweather Range. Tlingit ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the park and 76th-highest in Alaska. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its surrounding glaciers drains into

Glacier Bay Basin Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 19 ...

and the

Gulf of Alaska The Gulf of Alaska ( Tlingit: ''Yéil T'ooch’'') is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the ...

. The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the

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. Mount Tlingit should not be confused with officially-named Tlingit Peak (3,169 feet) which is also within Glacier Bay National Park.

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 Tlingit has 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 ...

with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Margerie Glacier to the east of the summit and

Fairweather Glacier Fairweather Glacier is a long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the west slope of Mount Salisbury and continues west to its 1961 terminus 0.2 miles (300 m) east of Cape Fairweath ...

to the southwest. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing.

Gallery

File:Mount Quincy Adams-Southeast Peak.jpg, Mt. Tlingit File:2022-04-14 Glacier Bay Sunny Spring.jpg, Mount Tlingit to the left File:Mount Salisbury and Mount Tlingit.jpg, Aerial view of Mt. Salisbury (center) and Mt. Tlingit (right) File:Marjorie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (6808651843).jpg, Aerial view of Marjorie Glacier with Mt. Salisbury, Mt. Tlingit, and Mt. Quincy Adams across the top of frame. File:Margerie Glacier, tidewater glacier, icefall and cirque glaciers, September 18, 1972 (GLACIERS 5628).jpg, Mt. Tlingit (left) with Mt. Quincy Adams behind File:NOAAS Fairweather (S 220) and Mount Fairweather.jpg, Mount Fairweather centered with Mount Tlingit to right File:Tlingit, Quincy Adams, Fairweather.jpg, Aerial view of Mount Tlingit (left) with Mt. Quincy Adams and Mount Fairweather at the top. File:Alaska Cruise - September 2019 (1437).jpg, Mount Tlingit and Mount Fairweather from east

References

External links

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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