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Mount Abdallah

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in Glacier Bay. There is no record of who Reid named this mountain for, but a member of his expeditionary crew who accompanied him might be a possibility. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing Mount Abdallah. Weather permitting, Mount Abdallah can be seen from
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with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Romer Glacier on the east slopes, and an unnamed glacier on the north flank. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into
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is significant since the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than three miles. The mountain was named in 1892 by
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is a prominent 6,210-foot (1,893-meter) mountain summit located in the
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Aerial view of Mount Abdallah (right), Rendu Inlet, and Rendu Glacier
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1961 aerial view of Mount Abdallah featuring Romer Glacier
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Barnard
Coordinates
58°59′21″N 136°46′14″W / 58.98917°N 136.77056°W / 58.98917; -136.77056
Mount Abdallah is located in Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska
United States
Parent range
Alsek Ranges
Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Easiest route
Scrambling
Alsek Ranges
Saint Elias Mountains
Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Juneau
Mount Barnard
relief
Harry Fielding Reid
American
geophysicist
glaciology

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