Mont Hubbard from Enchantment Bay with the Hubbard Glacier in the foreground.
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[1]. 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.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hubbard
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mount, hubbard, major, mountains, saint, elias, range, located, alaska, yukon, border, canadian, side, within, kluane, national, park, reserve, american, side, part, wrangell, elias, national, park, mountain, named, 1890, geological, survey, geologist, israel,. Mount Hubbard is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Range It is located on the Alaska Yukon border the Canadian side is within Kluane National Park and Reserve and the American side is part of Wrangell St Elias National Park The mountain was named in 1890 by U S Geological Survey geologist Israel Russell after Gardiner Greene Hubbard first president of the National Geographic Society which had co sponsored Russell s expedition 2 Mount HubbardMount HubbardLocation in Alaska US on the border with Yukon Canada Highest pointElevation4557 m 14 951 ft 1 NAVD88Prominence2457 m 8061 ft 1 Isolation34 4 km 21 3 mi 1 ListingNorth America highest peaks 19thNorth America prominent peak 39thCanada highest major peaks 10thUS highest major peaks 8thCoordinates60 19 07 N 139 04 20 W 60 31861 N 139 07222 W 60 31861 139 07222 2 NamingEtymologyGardiner Greene HubbardGeographyLocationYukon Canada Yakutat City and Borough Alaska U S Parent rangeSaint Elias MountainsTopo mapNTS 115B6 Mount Alverstone USGS Mount Saint Elias B 3ClimbingFirst ascent1951 by Walter Wood et al Easiest routeglacier snow ice climbMont Hubbard from Enchantment Bay with the Hubbard Glacier in the foreground 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 1 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 edit nbsp North America portal nbsp Alaska portal nbsp Canada portal nbsp Mountains portalList of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the United States List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska British Columbia Yukon borderNotes edit 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 edit a b c Mount Hubbard Alaska Yukon Peakbagger com Retrieved December 30 2015 a b Mount Hubbard Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2014 04 06 External links editMount Hubbard at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity Mount Hubbard on bivouac com U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Mount Hubbard A list of Yukon mountains by prominence Mount Hubbard Yukon Territory Alaska on Peakbagger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Hubbard amp oldid 1162432540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
