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Coordinates: 63°33′22″N 146°36′09″W / 63.55611°N 146.60250°W / 63.55611; -146.60250
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick from the south
(Mount Hayes to left)
Highest point
Elevation12,360 ft (3,770 m)[1]
Prominence2,860 ft (870 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Hayes (13,832 ft)[2]
Isolation4.6 mi (7.4 km)[1]
Coordinates63°33′22″N 146°36′09″W / 63.55611°N 146.60250°W / 63.55611; -146.60250[1]
Geography
Moby Dick is located in Alaska
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Location of Moby Dick in Alaska
LocationSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Hayes Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent1964

Moby Dick is a 12,360 ft (3,770 m) elevation glaciated summit located at the head of the Trident Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range, in Alaska, United States. It is the fourth-highest peak in the Hayes Range, a subset of the Alaska Range.[1] This remote peak is situated 5.7 mi (9 km) southeast of Mount Hayes, and 92 mi (148 km) southeast of Fairbanks. Mount Shand, the nearest higher neighbor, is set 4.7 mi (8 km) to the east. The first ascent of this unofficially named mountain was made in 1964 by Christopher Goetze, Lydia Goetze, Tom Knott, and Larry Muir.[2]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Moby Dick is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] This climate supports the Trident, Susitna, and Black Rapids Glaciers surrounding this peak. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Susitna and Tanana River drainage basins.

See also

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  • Hayes Range from the Denali Highway. L→R: Mt. Balchen, Mt. Hayes, Moby Dick, Mt. Shand
    Hayes Range from the Denali Highway.
    L→R: Mt. Balchen, Mt. Hayes, Moby Dick, Mt. Shand
  • Mt. Hayes and Moby Dick
    Mt. Hayes and Moby Dick
  • Aerial view looking east, Moby Dick centered with Susitna Glacier. Mts. Moffit and Shand upper right
    Aerial view looking east, Moby Dick centered with Susitna Glacier. Mts. Moffit and Shand upper right
  • Moby Dick
    Moby Dick

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Moby Dick". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Moby Dick Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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