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Mount Steller

Mount Steller, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Steller rises to 3,205 m in Alaska. Mount Tom White stands 3,417 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McIntosh Peak, a peak 16 miles away. 4 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Steller is a peak at the far eastern end of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska, United States. It is notable for its isolated location among extensive icefields, and for its large rise above local terrain. For example, it rises 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above the Bering Glacier to the south in about 4 horizontal miles (6.4 km). Mount Steller is the high point of Waxell Ridge, an east–west trending ridge on the south side of the Bagley Icefield, one of the largest icefields in North America. The large Bering Glacier flows past the east and south slopes of the ridge, while the Steller Glacier flows from its west side. The mountain was named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller. Due to its isolated location, poor weather, and comparatively low absolute elevation by Alaskan standards, Mount Steller was not climbed until recently. The first ascent was in 1992.

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Wikidata Q6923851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates60.52054, -143.09212

4 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 4
  • McIntosh Peak: 16.2 mi
  • Mount Hawkins: 16.9 mi
  • Mount Tom White: 22.4 mi
  • Needle Mountain: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Steller. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tom WhiteWNW 295°3,417 m22.4 mi
Mount HawkinsNW 312°2,841 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3418:5119:47
June solstice04:0321:4423:07
September equinox07:1818:3819:34
December solstice09:4012:4415:22

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Inside the official boundary of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/10857772598

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