| Mount Alice | |
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 Mount Alice, southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,318 ft (1,621 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,247 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.11 mi (3.40 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 60°08′07″N149°16′40″W / 60.13528°N 149.27778°W /60.13528; -149.27778[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Alice Location in Alaska | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Alice | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Protected area | Chugach National Forest |
| Parent range | Kenai Mountains |
| Topo map | USGSSeward A-7 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1963 by V. Hoeman, D. Hilt, and D. Johnston[3] |
| Easiest route | Mountaineering, Southwest Face |
Mount Alice is a 5,318-foot (1,621 m) mountainsummit in theU.S. state ofAlaska.
Mount Alice is located 6.2 mi (10 km) northeast ofSeward, Alaska, from where it appears as the most prominent peak on the east skyline acrossResurrection Bay. It is set in theKenai Mountains on land managed byChugach National Forest. Although modest in elevation,topographic relief is significant as the summit rises one vertical mile above the bay andResurrection River in four miles (6.4 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1983 by theUnited States Board on Geographic Names to honorAlice Lowell Scheffler (1879–1965), the daughter of Franklin G. Lowell, who with his family were the first homesteaders to settle the Seward area in 1883.[4][5] Alice was the daughter of Mary Lowell (Mount Mary) and sister to Eva (Mount Eva).[6]
Thefirst ascent of the peak was made in 1963 by John Vincent Hoeman, David Johnston, and D. Hilt. The standard route is via the southwest face which entails steep snow and traditionalclass 5.0 rock climbing.[7]
Based on theKöppen climate classification, Mount Alice is located in atundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Weather systems coming off theGulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Kenai 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 a spruce and hemlock forest on the lower western slopes, and the massive Godwin Glacier on the eastern side of the mountain. May and June are the best months for climbing in terms of favorable weather.
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