Moby Dick (Alaska)

Moby Dick
Moby Dick from the south
(Mount Hayes to left)
Highest point
Elevation12,360 ft (3,770 m)[1]
Prominence2,860 ft (870 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Hayes (13,832 ft)[2]
Isolation4.6 mi (7.4 km)[1]
Coordinates63°33′22″N 146°36′09″W / 63.55611°N 146.60250°W / 63.55611; -146.60250[1]
Geography
Moby Dick is located in Alaska
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Location in Alaska
Map
Interactive map of Moby Dick
LocationSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Hayes Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent1964

Moby Dick is a 12,360 ft (3,770 m) elevation glaciated summit located at the head of the Trident Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range, in Alaska, United States. It is the fourth-highest peak in the Hayes Range, a subset of the Alaska Range.[1] This remote peak is situated 5.7 mi (9 km) southeast of Mount Hayes, and 92 mi (148 km) southeast of Fairbanks. Mount Shand, the nearest higher neighbor, is set 4.7 mi (8 km) to the east. The first ascent of this unofficially named mountain was made in 1964 by Christopher Goetze, Lydia Goetze, Tom Knott, and Larry Muir.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Moby Dick". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Moby Dick Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.