Information About

Aspero Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 17' 38" N,
147 ° 15' 18" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

9636 ft (2937.05 m)

Aspero Peak in Detail.

About

Between Meares and Yale Glaciers, 7.3 mi SSW of Mount Witherspoon and 36 mi WNW of Valdez, Chugach Mountains.

History

Aspero is a Spanish word meaning "rough," given about 1957 by members of the Chugach Mountains Expedition, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America (Nielsen, 1963, p. 135).

Aspero Peak Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Aspero Peak.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage B-1 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-1 SW (2013),

Places Near Aspero Peak

Glaciers:

Brilliant Glacier, First Branch Columbia Glacier (not official), Harvard Glacier, Meares Glacier, Pedro Glacier, Second Branch Columbia Glacier (not official),

Lakes:

Kadin Lake, Miners Lake,

Mountains:

Aspero Peak, Blackcliff Mountain, Mount Cardozo, Columbia Peak, Mount Defiant, Mount Edison, Mount Einstein, Mount Elusive, Mount Gilbert Lewis, Mount Glenn, Mount Grosvenor, Mount Michelson, Mount Thor, Mount Valhalla, Mount Witherspoon,

Peaks:

Camels Hump,