Mount Deborah
Highest point
Elevation	12,339 ft (3,761 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	5,139 ft (1,566 m)[1]
Listing	US most prominent peaks 114th
Coordinates	63°38′15″N147°14′14″W / 63.6375°N 147.2372222°W /63.6375; -147.2372222[2]
Geography
Mount Deborah Location in Alaska
Interactive map of Mount Deborah
Location	Denali Borough, Alaska,U.S.
Parent range	EasternAlaska Range
Topo map	USGS Healy C-1
Climbing
First ascent	1954 byFred Beckey, Henry Meybohm,Heinrich Harrer
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Mount Deborah is a mountain in theU.S. state ofAlaska. It is one of the major peaks of the easternAlaska Range. Despite its low absolute elevation (compared to other major peaks in North America), it is a particularly large and steep peak in terms of its quick rise over local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km). This steepness, combined with difficult access, harsh weather, and classic Alaskan ice and snow features, make this a challenging peak to climb.^[3]

Mount Deborah was named in 1907 byJames Wickersham for his first wife, Deborah Susan (Bell) Wickersham.^[3][4]

Mount Deborah was first climbed in 1954 byFred Beckey, Henry Meybohm,Heinrich Harrer, via the South Ridge.

• 1953South Ridge (attempt) by Al Paige, Howard Bowman, Brooke Marston, Doctor McFarland.
• 1964East Ridge (attempt) byDavid Roberts and Don Jensen.^[5]
• 1975West Buttress and South Ridge FA of route, 2nd of summit by Pat Condran, Mark Hottman, Brian Okonek, Dave Pettigrew, Pat Stuart and Toby Wheeler. Summit reached May 8 after 36 days of effort.^[6]
• 1976 Northwest Ridge FA of route, 3rd of summit by Rick Nolting, Barry Nash, John Cady, and Ray Watts, summit reached July 26.^[7]
• 1977North Face FA of route by Dakers Gowans and Charles Macquarrie, summit reached May 8.^[8]

Today's standard route is the West Face; the Northwest Ridge is also a recommended route.

Mount Deborah is the subject of one of the classics of mountaineering literature,Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative, byDavid Roberts, which describes a failed attempt on the peak in 1964.

Deborah Avenue inCollege, Alaska is named for the mountain. Parallel to the street in the same subdivision isHayes Avenue.

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States
• Hess Mountain

• Michael Wood and Colby Coombs,Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.

Roberts, David (1991).Deborah; and, The Mountain of my fear: the early climbs. Seattle, WA, USA: The Mountaineers.ISBN 978-0-89886-270-6.

• Alaskan peaks with prominence > 1500m

• Alaska Range
• Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska
• Three-thousanders of the United States

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