Mount Sanford (Alaska)

Mount Sanford
Mount Sanford (left) and Mount Wrangell in 1980
Highest point
Elevation16,237 ft (4,949 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence7,687 ft (2,343 m)[1]
Isolation40.3 mi (64.8 km)[1]
Listing
Coordinates62°12′50″N 144°07′44″W / 62.2138889°N 144.1288889°W / 62.2138889; -144.1288889[2]
Geography
Mount Sanford is located in Alaska
Mount Sanford
Mount Sanford
Alaska
LocationWrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeWrangell Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Gulkana A-1
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano[3]
Last eruption320,000 years ago
Climbing
First ascentJuly 21, 1938 by Terris Moore and Bradford Washburn[4]
Easiest routeSheep Glacier (North Ramp) Route, Alaska Grade 2[4]
Mount Sanford from Tok Cutoff Highway
Mount Sanford from Tok Cutoff Highway
Mount Sanford

Mount Sanford is a shield volcano[3] in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, in eastern Alaska near the Copper River. It is the sixth highest mountain in the United States and the third highest volcano behind Mount Bona and Mount Blackburn. The south face of the volcano, at the head of the Sanford Glacier, rises 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in 1 mile (1,600 m) resulting in one of the steepest gradients in North America.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference PB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mount Sanford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  3. ^ a b "Sanford". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wood_coombs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).