Chitistone Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,844 ft (2,086 m)[1] |
Prominence | 994 ft (303 m) |
Isolation | 3.07 mi (4.94 km) |
Coordinates | 61°29′30″N 142°28′41″W / 61.4916766°N 142.4779954°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Valdez-Cordova Borough Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Wrangell Mountains |
Topo map | USGS McCarthy B-4 |
Chitistone Mountain is a 6,844-foot (2,086-meter) mountain summit located at the southeastern edge of the Wrangell Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, 15 mi (24 km) east-northeast of McCarthy, 13 mi (21 km) east of Bonanza Peak, and 12 mi (19 km) north of Williams Peak, where it is wedged between the confluence of the Nizina River and Chitistone River.
The mountain takes its name from the Chitistone River as reported in 1959 by the United States Geological Survey.[2] In turn, the Chitistone River which is part of the Copper River drainage basin, was derived from "chiti," an Indian word for copper, added to the English word "stone."[3]
The area west of this mountain at the Kennecott Mines was actively mining copper from 1911 through 1938.