Information About

Alapah Mountain

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Location

68 ° 9' 42.001" N,
150 ° 49' 18.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

6447 ft (1965.05 m)

Alapah Mountain in Detail.

Getting There

About

at heads of Nanushuk and Anaktuvuk Rivers, W of Cockedhat Mtn., 23 mi. E of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range

History

Named by Marshall (1956, p. 20) who wrote, "and determined instead to climb directly to the top of a great tabletop mountain*** We later named this mountain Alapah, meaning cold in Eskimo."

Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Alapah Mountain

Glaciers:

East Alapah Glacier, West Alapah Glacier,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Alapah Mountain, Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Cockedhat Mountain, Ear Peak, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, Marshmallow Mountain, Slatepile Mountain, Mount Wachsmuth,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Alinement Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kayak Creek, Kenunga Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,