Nun Mountain

Nun Mountain
Nun Mountain
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	4,329 ft (1,319 m)
Prominence	879 ft (268 m)
Parent peak	Peak 4402
Isolation	1.59 mi (2.56 km)
Coordinates	58°30′15″N135°15′26″W / 58.5040816°N 135.2572967°W
Geography
	Nun Mountain Location in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Haines
Protected area	Tongass National Forest
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains ; Chilkat Range
Topo map	USGS Juneau C-4

Last updated January 30, 2024

Nun Mountain is a 4,329-foot-elevation (1,319-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

Description

Nun Mountain is located 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Juneau in the Chilkat Range which is a subrange of the Saint Elias Mountains.^[4] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains to Lynn Canal. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4,300 feet (1,311 meters) above tidewater of Lynn Canal in four miles (6.4 km) and the northeast face rises 3,300 feet (1,006 meters) in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's name was published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1924 and the toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[4] The mountain is so named because of a fancied resemblance to a nun.^[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Nun Mountain is located in a tundra climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports a small unnamed glacier in the peak's northwest cirque.

Gallery

Nun Mountain at left edge of frame
Nun Mountain to the right

Related Research Articles

Horn Spire is a 6,700+ ft mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated between the Thiel Glacier and Battle Glacier at the northwest extent of the Juneau Icefield, 31 mi (50 km) north-northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 12 mi (19 km) east of Lynn Canal, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. Horn Spire is the highest point of the Icefall Spires, and although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the north face of the mountain rises over 4,700 feet above the Thiel Glacier in less than one mile. The peak's descriptive name was submitted in 1965 by Maynard Miller, director of the Juneau Icefield Research Project, and officially adopted that same year by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the peak was made June 30, 1973, by Dick Benedict, Gerry Buckley, Craig Lingle, and Bruce Tickell.

Santa Ana Peak is a 4,764-foot-elevation (1,452-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Mary is a 4,820-foot-elevation (1,469-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Eva is a 5,019-foot-elevation (1,530-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Sumdum is a 6,666-foot-elevation (2,032-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Pyramid Mountain is a 5,519-foot-elevation (1,682-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Fellows is a 4,476-foot-elevation (1,364-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Tiehacker Mountain is a 4,435-foot-elevation (1,352-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

The Tusk is a 6,650-foot-elevation (2,027-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Royal Tower is an 8,130-foot-elevation (2,478-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

Mount Gerdine is an 11,258-foot-elevation (3,431-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

The Rowel is a 9,806-foot-elevation (2,989-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

Audubon Mountain is an 8,472-foot-elevation (2,582-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Chichantna is a 10,893-foot-elevation (3,320-meter) mountain summit in Alaska.

Hearth Mountain is a 6,182-foot-elevation (1,884-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Paradise Peak is a 6,050-foot-elevation (1,844-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Mount Ada is a 4,528-foot-elevation (1,380-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Ptarmigan Peak is a 2,972-foot-elevation (906-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Vigesimal Peak is a 6,550-foot-elevation (1,996-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Haydon Peak is an 11,924-foot-elevation (3,634-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

References

1 2 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 711.
1 2 "Nun Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
1 2 3 "Nun Mountain - 4,329' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
1 2 3 4 "Nun Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-01-12.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Nun Mountain: weather forecast

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[Orth-1] 1 2 Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 711.

[peakbagger-2] 1 2 "Nun Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[listsofjohn-3] 1 2 3 "Nun Mountain - 4,329' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[gnis-4] 1 2 3 4 "Nun Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[Peel-5] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]