Audubon Mountain

Audubon Mountain
North aspect, centered at top
Highest point
Elevation	8,472 ft (2,582 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,422 ft (433 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Powder Top (9,140 ft)[1]
Isolation	4.16 mi (6.69 km)[1]
Coordinates	61°28′17″N 146°47′50″W / 61.4714278°N 146.7973145°W / 61.4714278; -146.7973145[3]
Naming
Etymology	John James Audubon
Geography
Audubon Mountain Location of Audubon Mountain in Alaska
Location	Copper River Census Area
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Parent range	Chugach Mountains[3]
Topo map	USGS Valdez B-8

Audubon Mountain is an 8,472-foot-elevation (2,582-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Audubon Mountain is located 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Valdez in the Chugach Mountains.^[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,500 feet (457 m) above the surrounding icefield in 0.25 miles (0.40 km). The mountain's name was applied about 1957 by Lawrence E. Nielsen to honor John James Audubon (1785–1851), famous American ornithologist and artist.^[4] The toponym was officially adopted in 1965 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Audubon Mountain is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. This climate supports the Nelchina Glacier to the north, Science Glacier to the south, and Tazlina Glacier to the east.

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• Geography of Alaska

• Weather forecast: Audubon Mountain