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Lindita Peak

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of the summit was made on July 1, 1977, by Lawrence E. Nielsen, Halford Joiner, Tom Lamb, and Dr. Randall Travis via the northeast face and the north-facing knife-edged ridge from the Tazlina Glacier.
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when viewed from the Glenn Highway at Mile 156 near the Tazlina Glacier Lodge. This remote glaciated mountain is set in the
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is significant as the summit rises 2,400 feet (732 m) above the East Branch of the
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Lawrence E. Nielsen (1917–1992), and the toponym was officially adopted in 1965 by the
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zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the
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North America, United States, Alaska, Chugach Mountains, Lindita Peak
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Shouplina
Isolation
Coordinates
61°20′34″N 146°36′27″W / 61.3428783°N 146.6074340°W / 61.3428783; -146.6074340
Lindita Peak is located in Alaska
Copper River Census Area
Alaska
Chugach National Forest
Parent range
Chugach Mountains
Topo map
USGS
First ascent
summit
Valdez
U.S. state
Alaska
Tazlina Glacier
Chugach Mountains
Chugach National Forest
runoff
Prince William Sound
Tazlina Lake
Tazlina River
Copper River
Topographic relief

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