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Mount Doonerak

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who called it "Matterhorn of the Koyukuk." Later, he renamed it Doonerak after miscalculating the elevation as more than 10,000 feet and believing it was the tallest peak in the Arctic of Alaska. Marshall described the mountain as, a "towering, black, unscalable-looking giant, the highest peak in
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zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. This climate supports a small glacial remnant on the peak's north slope.
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is significant as the summit rises approximately 5,457 feet (1,663 meters) above the North Fork Koyukuk in two miles (3.2 km). The nearest city is
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word which means "a spirit" or "a devil." The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the
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this section of the Brooks Range." The name Doonerak is taken from an
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Isolation
Coordinates
67°54′17″N 150°37′38″W / 67.9045920°N 150.6272381°W / 67.9045920; -150.6272381
Mount Doonerak is located in Alaska
Alaska
Yukon–Koyukuk
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Parent range
Endicott Mountains
Brooks Range
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Paleozoic
Type of rock
Metavolcanic rock
argillite
First ascent
Easiest route
class 4
summit
Alaska
Endicott Mountains
Brooks Range
Anaktuvuk Pass
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

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