Mount Hubbard
Hubbard is the highest point of a large massif with three named summits; the other two are Mount Alverstone and Mount Kennedy. Alverstone and Hubbard form a corner of the Canada–United States border: the border extends roughly south from these peaks toward the Alaska panhandle, and roughly west toward Mount Saint Elias, approximately 100 km (62 mi) away. The Hubbard Glacier separates Mount Hubbard from Mount Vancouver to the west, while the Lowell Glacier lies to the east of the peak.
Mount Hubbard is the eighth-highest peak in the United States, and the twelfth-highest peak in Canada. It is also notable for its large rise above local terrain. For example, its west face rises 7,500 feet (2,300 meters) above the Alverstone Glacier in less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers), and the peak rises 11,000 feet (3,350 m) above the Hubbard Glacier to the southwest in only 7 mi (11.3 km). Mount Hubbard is just over 20 mi (32 km) from tidewater at Disenchantment Bay. However, despite its precipitous drops to the west, the eastern side provides a non-technical (though long) route to the summit.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia/Yukon border
Notes
- ^ Both of these use a prominence cutoff of 300 metres; different cutoffs are often used, see e.g. the List of United States fourteeners.
References
- ^ "Mount Hubbard, Alaska-Yukon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Mount Hubbard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Mount Hubbard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Hubbard". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2024.