Mount Prindle
Mount Prindle rises to 1,611 m in Alaska. Table Mountain stands 1,363 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 14 miles away. Steese Highway passes 10 miles off. 6 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Prindle is a granitic mountain in the Yukon–Tanana uplands, and is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) north-northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The plutons that form the core of the Mount Prindle massif are Late Cretaceous or early Tertiary age. These plutons intruded older (Precambrian to Paleozoic) metamorphic rocks. Mount Prindle exhibits classic glacial landforms, unlike most of the surrounding Yukon–Tanana uplands. It is in the Circle Mining District and many of the surrounding creeks have been or are being mined for placer gold. The area has also been prospected for tin and rare earth minerals. Mine roads and hiking trails provide access to the mountain. A 900 feet (270 m) granite wall on an eastern spur of the massif is an attraction for rock climbers. The mountain is named for Louis Marcus Prindle (1865–1956), a U.S. Geological Survey geologist, who worked in the Fairbanks, Circle, and Fortymile areas of Alaska from 1902 through 1911.
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Wikidata Q6923053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1611 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Steese Highway
6 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Mt Ryan: 16.4 mi
- Cache Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Davidson Ditch Historical Site: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Prindle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain | E 94° | 1,363 m | 16.3 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | WSW 244° | 954 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 18:55 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 02:24 | 22:38 | 01:13 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 18:43 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 11:08 | — | 14:22 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | -3 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mile 42 Steese, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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