Mount Aleutka
Northeast aspect, with Scidmore Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 ft (1,585 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,500 ft (762 m)[1]
Isolation	6.16 mi (9.91 km)[1]
Coordinates	58°47′18″N136°44′36″W / 58.788203°N 136.743233°W /58.788203; -136.743233[1]
Geography
Mount Aleutka Location in Alaska
Interactive map of Mount Aleutka
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Hoonah–Angoon
Protected area	Glacier Bay National Park
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains Fairweather Range[1]
Topo map	USGSMount Fairweather D-3
Climbing
First ascent	June 1969

Mount Aleutka is a 5,200-foot (1,585 m) mountainsummit in the US state ofAlaska.

Mount Aleutka is located in theFairweather Range of theSaint Elias Mountains.^[1] It is set withinGlacier Bay National Park and Preserve and is situated 12 miles (19 km) east ofMount Abbe. Although modest in elevation,topographic relief is significant as the summit rises up from tidewater of Scidmore Bay in four miles (6.4 km) and the west face rises 3,200 feet (975 m) above theReid Glacier in 1.5 mi (2.4 km). Thefirst ascent of the summit was made in 1969 byEric G. Adelberger, Audra Adelberger, John and Pati Letcher, who also named this peak after the Letcher's 25-foot sailboat,Aleutka, which transported them around Glacier Bay.^[2][3] The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and it will remain unofficial as long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.

Based on theKöppen climate classification, Mount Aleutka is located in amarine subpolar climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.^[4] Weather systems coming off theGulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Saint Elias Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports the Reid, Scidmore, and Hugh Miller glaciers on the slopes of this peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing the peak.^[5]

• Geography of Alaska

• Photo of northeast aspect:Flickr

• Saint Elias Mountains
• Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
• One-thousanders of the United States
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
• Mountains of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

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