Mount Kimball (Alaska)

Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball
	Mount Kimball Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation	10,300+ ft (3,139+ m)
Prominence	7,424 ft (2,263 m)
Listing	North America prominent peak 56th;
Coordinates	63°14′19″N 144°38′38″W / 63.23861°N 144.64389°W
Geography
Location	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Delta Mountains, Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Hayes A-2
Climbing
First ascent	June 13, 1969 by Tom Kensler, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman
Easiest route	Southwest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 2+)

Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the section of the eastern Alaska Range between Isabel Pass (traversed by the Richardson Highway) and Mentasta Pass (traversed by the Glenn Highway), about 30 miles from Paxson.^[4] 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.^[3] Due to its remoteness, difficulty, and low stature compared to other major Alaskan summits, the peak is not often climbed.

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^ This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org
^ Mount Kimball on Topozone
^ ^a ^b ^c Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Kimball (Alaska)

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Mount Kimball on bivouac.com

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[peaklist-1] This is an approximate figure, good to within 100 feet. See Alaska Ultra-prominent peaks at peaklist.org

[topozone-2] Mount Kimball on Topozone

[wood_coombs-3] Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001, ISBN 0-89886-724-X.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Kimball (Alaska)

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Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation	10,300+ ft (3,139+ m)
Prominence	7,424 ft (2,263 m)^[1]
Listing	North America prominent peak 56th
Coordinates	63°14′19″N 144°38′38″W / 63.23861°N 144.64389°W / 63.23861; -144.64389^[2]
Geography
Location	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Delta Mountains, Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Hayes A-2
Climbing
First ascent	June 13, 1969 by Tom Kensler, Mike Sallee, Dan Osborne, Grace Hoeman^[3]
Easiest route	Southwest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 2+)^[3]

Mount Kimball (Alaska)

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