University Peak (Alaska)

University Peak
University Peak
Highest point
Elevation	14,470 ft (4,410 m)[1] NAVD88
Prominence	3,210 ft (980 m)[1]
Isolation	3.71 mi (5.97 km)[1]
Listing	North America highest peaks 26th US highest major peaks 13th Alaska highest major peaks 12th
Coordinates	61°19′38″N 141°47′07″W / 61.32722°N 141.78528°W / 61.32722; -141.78528 (University Peak (Alaska))
Geography
Location	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	USGS McCarthy B-3 Quadrangle
Climbing
First ascent	June 19, 1955 by Keith Hart, Leon Blumer, Sheldon Brooks, Tim Kelly, Norman Sanders, Gibson Reynolds, R. Houston
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

University Peak is a high peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska. It is one of the twenty highest peaks in Alaska [1], and one of the fifty highest peaks in the United States[2]. It can be considered a southern outlier of the large massif of Mount Bona. However, it is a much steeper peak than Bona, and presents significant climbing challenges of its own.

The peak was named by Terris Moore during the first ascent of Mount Bona; the name refers to the University of Alaska.