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Mount Torbert

Mount Torbert, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Torbert rises to 3,479 m in Alaska. Mount Gerdine stands 3,419 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nagishlamina, a peak 2.0 miles away. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Torbert is the highest point of the Tordrillo Mountains, a small, primarily volcanic range, northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. It is a heavily glaciated peak, and is not itself a volcano, although nearby Mount Spurr and Crater Peak are active volcanoes.

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Wikidata Q1666850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,479 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.41007, -152.41271

8 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Mount Nagishlamina: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Chichantna: 7.0 mi
  • Mount Spurr: 9.3 mi
  • The Rowel: 9.7 mi
  • Crater Peak: 11.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GerdineN3,419 m11.6 mi
Mount SpurrSE3,374 m9.3 mi
Mount NagishlaminaSSE3,343 m2.0 mi
Mount ChichantnaSE3,301 m7.0 mi
The RowelSE2,963 m9.7 mi
Ch'akajabena MountainS2,316 m17.3 mi
Crater PeakSSE2,309 m11.3 mi
Hayes VolcanoN2,203 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:1119:2720:24
June solstice04:2822:2823:56
September equinox07:5519:1420:12
December solstice10:27—15:50

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6039976216

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