University Peak (Alaska)
| University Peak | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,470 ft (4,410 m) NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 3,210 ft (980 m) |
| Isolation | 3.71 mi (5.97 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 61°19′38″N 141°47′07″W / 61.32722°N 141.78528°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS McCarthy B-3 Quadrangle |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 19, 1955 by Keith Hart, Leon Blumer, Sheldon Brooks, Tim Kelly, Norman Sanders, Gibson Reynolds, R. Houston |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
University Peak is a high peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska. It is one of the twenty highest peaks in Alaska , and one of the fifty highest peaks in the United States. It can be considered a southern outlier of the large massif of Mount Bona. However, it is a much steeper peak than Bona, and presents significant climbing challenges of its own.
The peak was named by Terris Moore during the first ascent of Mount Bona; the name refers to the University of Alaska.