Elevation 2,699 m | ||
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Topo map USGS Mount Michelson B-1 First ascent April 23, 1957 by John P. Thomson and R. E. "Pete" Isto Similar Mount Chamberlin, Mount Isto, Mount Igikpak, Atna Peaks, Mount Marcus Baker | ||
Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof Mountains, part of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of the highest peak in the range, Mount Isto. In 2015 new measurement show that Mount Michelson is the fourth highest mountain at the range, measuring at 8852 feet (2698.1 meter).
Map of Mt Michelson, Alaska, USA
The mountain was named by E. de K. Leffingwell, between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, an American scientist.
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Mount Michelson (Brooks Range) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA