Elevation 3,236 m Prominence 1,681 m Parent range Chugach Mountains | First ascent 1990 Mountain range Chugach Mountains | |
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Listing US most prominent peaks 101st Location Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S. Similar Mount Kimball, Mount Douglas, Mount Crillon, Bashful Peak, Mount Igikpak | ||
Mount Steller is a peak at the far eastern end of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska, United States. It is notable for its isolated location among extensive icefields, and for its large rise above local terrain. For example, it rises 8000 feet (2440 m) above the Bering Glacier to the south in about 4 horizontal miles (6.4 km).
Map of Mt Steller, Alaska, USA
Mount Steller is the high point of Waxell Ridge, an east-west trending ridge on the south side of the Bagley Icefield, one of the largest icefields in North America. The large Bering Glacier flows past the east and south slopes of the ridge, while the Steller Glacier flows from its west side.
The mountain was named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.
Due to its isolated location, poor weather, and comparatively low absolute elevation by Alaskan standards, Mount Steller was not climbed until recently. The first ascent was in 1992.