Mount Marcus Baker

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Mount Marcus Baker is a prominent, heavily glaciated peak in south-central Alaska and one of the major summits of the Chugach mountain range.

All labels observed (2)

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Mount Marcus Baker canonical 3
Mt Marcus Baker 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated peak
mountain
climate subarctic
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distanceToAnchorage about 75 miles east
drainageBasin Gulf of Alaska
elevation 13176 feet
4016 meters
firstAscentYear 1938
geologicalSetting Chugach terrane
hasClimbingRoutes yes
hasGlaciers yes
hasPermanentIcefields yes
hasSnowCoverYearRound yes
isHeavilyGlaciated yes
isHighestPointOf Chugach Mountains
Chugach National Forest
United States portion of the Chugach Mountains
isMajorSummitOf Chugach Mountains
isPartOf Chugach State Park vicinity
isVisibleFrom Anchorage on clear days
isVolcanic no
latitude approximately 61.437° N
listing Alaska prominent peaks
North America prominent peaks
locatedIn Alaska
Chugach Mountains
United States of America
surface form: United States

Southcentral Alaska
surface form: south-central Alaska
longitude approximately 147.748° W
mapLabel Mount Marcus Baker self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mt Marcus Baker
mountainRange Chugach Mountains
namedAfter Marcus Baker
nameEtymology named for American geographer and explorer Marcus Baker
nearestMajorCity Anchorage
surface form: Anchorage, Alaska
parentPeak Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)
surface form: Mount Saint Elias
primaryClimbingHazards avalanche danger
crevasses
severe weather
prominence 2404 meters
7890 feet
region Chugach National Forest
topographicIsolation 130 miles
210 kilometers
typicalClimbingSeason late spring to early summer
USGSTopographicMap USGS Anchorage B-1

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chugach Mountains highestPoint Mount Marcus Baker
Chugach Mountains hasPeak Mount Marcus Baker
Mount Marcus Baker mapLabel Mount Marcus Baker self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mt Marcus Baker
Talkeetna Mountains highestPeak Mount Marcus Baker