| Mount Thor | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mountain_scenery_west_of_Glenallen,_AK.jpg) North aspect of Thor to right (Mt. Valhalla to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,521 ft (3,816 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,250 ft (991 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 19.69 mi (31.69 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 61°29′07″N 147°08′46″W / 61.48528°N 147.14611°W[3] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Alaska.png)  Mount Thor Location in Alaska | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Protected area | Chugach National Forest[3] |
| Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Anchorage B-1 Quadrangle |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1968 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.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Thor, Mount - 12,500' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ a b "Mount Thor, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Entry on USGS
- ^ "Mount Thor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-01-10.