Mount Thor (Alaska)

Coordinates: 61°29′07″N 147°08′46″W / 61.48528°N 147.14611°W / 61.48528; -147.14611
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Mount Thor
Mount Thor is located in Alaska
Mount Thor
Mount Thor
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation12,521 ft (3,816 m)[1]
Coordinates61°29′07″N 147°08′46″W / 61.48528°N 147.14611°W / 61.48528; -147.14611[2]
Geography
LocationMatanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-1 Quadrangle
Climbing
First ascent1968 by Vin Hoeman, Winford Bludworth and Harry Bludworth[1]

Mount Thor (12,251 ft) is the second highest peak of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska. It is named after Thor, Norse God of Thunder, because of the noise of avalanches on this mountain.[3]

Further reading

• Colby Coombs, Michael Wood, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, PP 140-141
• USGS, Chugach Mountains

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Wood; Colby Coombs (1 May 2002). Alaska: A Climbing Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-89886-724-4. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ peakbagger.com
  3. ^ Entry on USGS

External links

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