Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball rises to 3,139 m in Alaska. Tusac stands 3,024 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blitz Hill, a peak 8.7 miles away. Richardson Highway passes 28 miles off. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the Delta Range, a subrange of the Alaska Range between Isabel Pass and Mentasta Pass, about 30 miles from Paxson. It is one of the twenty most topographically prominent peaks in Alaska. Mount Kimball is a relatively difficult climb for a peak with low absolute elevation, due to difficult ridge terrain, and it rebuffed eight climbing attempts by experienced Alaskan mountaineers before its first ascent in 1969. Due to its remoteness, difficulty, and low stature compared to other major Alaskan summits, the peak is not often climbed.
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Wikidata Q8523184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3139 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Richardson Highway
8 named places within 25 miles
- Blitz Hill: 8.7 mi
- The Thorn: 12.9 mi
- Thorkona: 14.1 mi
- Mount Gakona: 17.6 mi
- Icefall Peak: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Kimball. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tusac | WNW 302° | 3,024 m | 23.3 mi |
| The Thorn | WNW 285° | 2,811 m | 12.9 mi |
| Blitz Hill | ESE 115° | 2,798 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thorkona | WNW 285° | 2,731 m | 14.1 mi |
| Snow White | WNW 290° | 2,700.833 m | 24.1 mi |
| Icefall Peak | W 278° | 2,438.4 m | 22.1 mi |
| Wbite | ESE 102° | 2,226 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 18:53 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 03:27 | 22:11 | 23:55 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:40 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 10:20 | — | 14:55 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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