128:
221:
594:
214:
580:
22:
419:
at the base of the mountain. At 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, now spread across the Johns
Hopkins Glacier, it is possibly the largest recorded in North America. Other than registering as a magnitude 3.4 quake, it went unnoticed for a month until discovered by a pilot
406:
loosened about 40 million cubic yards of rock above Lituya Bay. The impact of this enormous volume of rock falling from approximately 3,300 feet (1,000 m) produced locally the largest recorded tsunami (an estimated 1,700 feet (520 m) high) and devastated the entire bay. The wave destroyed
364:
Though not exceptional in terms of absolute elevation, Lituya
Mountain does possess great vertical relief over local terrain. For example, the south side of the mountain drops 8,000 feet (2,400 m) to the Lituya Glacier in approximately 3 miles (5 km), and the southeast side drops the same
407:
lands and trees up to 1,719 feet (524 m) above sea level around the bay. The edge located to the west of the
Gilbert Inlet at the bottom of the Lituya Glacier (point opposite to the rock impact in the water) was the most affected place.
127:
544:
652:
637:
368:
Lituya
Mountain is not often climbed, partly due to its proximity to the higher and better-known Mount Fairweather, and partly due to difficult access and bad weather in the Fairweather Range.
607:
657:
552:
647:
493:
170:
334:
233:
662:
484:
213:
237:
105:
39:
489:
268:
517:
86:
667:
43:
58:
163:
65:
642:
397:
32:
72:
479:
632:
54:
153:
380:
322:
618:
World's
Biggest Tsunami: The largest recorded tsunami with a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska
429:
342:
403:
318:
310:
256:
79:
599:
376:
350:
288:
1962 by S. Arighi, D. Bohn, D. Chappelear, H. Flachsmann, A. Maki, M. Mushkin and L. Nielsen
338:
263:
354:
249:
626:
585:
518:"Glacier Bay National Park Landslide Might Be Largest Ever Recorded In North America"
346:
617:
293:
283:
545:"5-mile-long landslide in Alaska national park; warming eyed as possible culprit"
326:
21:
575:
455:
358:
185:
172:
416:
612:
330:
314:
143:
15:
653:
Mountains of
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
292:
282:
277:
262:
248:
201:
162:
152:
142:
137:
120:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
357:flows from the south side of the mountain into
638:Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
415:On June 11, 2012, there was another enormous
132:Lituya (upper left) and Mt. Salisbury (right)
8:
450:
448:
446:
365:distance in just over 2 miles (3 km).
511:
509:
375:, meaning "Lituya Mountain" in Russian by
321:. Its eastern slopes feed a branch of the
117:
402:On July 9, 1958, an earthquake along the
371:The Lituya name was published in 1852 as
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
658:Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
494:United States Department of the Interior
442:
220:
7:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
485:Geographic Names Information System
432:– another major landslide in Alaska
14:
516:Pemberton, Mary (July 13, 2012).
333:, shared with Mount Fairweather,
329:. On its western side is a large
238:Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
592:
578:
543:Llanos, Miguel (July 13, 2012).
219:
212:
126:
20:
648:Landslides in the United States
490:United States Geological Survey
31:needs additional citations for
613:Lituya Mountain on bivouac.com
1:
148:11,924 ft (3,634 m)
158:3,624 ft (1,105 m)
663:Natural disasters in Alaska
608:Lituya Mountain on Topozone
398:1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
345:; this flows almost to the
684:
395:
317:, United States, south of
300:Glacier / snow / ice climb
456:"Lituya Mountain, Alaska"
420:flying over the glacier.
234:Glacier Bay National Park
206:
125:
361:on the Pacific coast.
186:58.80528°N 137.43667°W
668:Saint Elias Mountains
381:Imperial Russian Navy
323:Johns Hopkins Glacier
272:Mount Fairweather D-5
191:58.80528; -137.43667
40:improve this article
430:Barry Arm landslide
343:Fairweather Glacier
325:, which flows into
182: /
643:Landslides in 2012
341:, which heads the
335:Mount Quincy Adams
138:Highest point
480:"Lituya Mountain"
404:Fairweather Fault
319:Mount Fairweather
311:Fairweather Range
309:is a peak in the
304:
303:
257:Fairweather Range
116:
115:
108:
90:
55:"Lituya Mountain"
675:
602:
600:Mountains portal
597:
596:
595:
588:
583:
582:
581:
565:
564:
562:
560:
555:on July 15, 2012
551:. Archived from
540:
534:
533:
531:
529:
513:
504:
503:
501:
500:
476:
470:
469:
467:
466:
452:
377:Mikhail Tebenkov
351:Cape Fairweather
296:
252:
223:
222:
216:
197:
196:
194:
193:
192:
187:
183:
180:
179:
178:
175:
130:
118:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
683:
682:
678:
677:
676:
674:
673:
672:
623:
622:
598:
593:
591:
584:
579:
577:
574:
569:
568:
558:
556:
542:
541:
537:
527:
525:
522:Huffington Post
515:
514:
507:
498:
496:
478:
477:
473:
464:
462:
454:
453:
444:
439:
426:
413:
400:
394:
392:1958 earthquake
389:
339:Mount Salisbury
307:Lituya Mountain
294:
250:
244:
243:
242:
241:
240:
236:
231:
230:
229:
228:
227:Lituya Mountain
224:
190:
188:
184:
181:
176:
173:
171:
169:
168:
133:
121:Lituya Mountain
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
681:
679:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
633:2012 in Alaska
625:
624:
621:
620:
615:
610:
604:
603:
589:
573:
572:External links
570:
567:
566:
535:
505:
471:
460:Peakbagger.com
441:
440:
438:
435:
434:
433:
425:
422:
412:
411:2012 landslide
409:
396:Main article:
393:
390:
388:
385:
355:Lituya Glacier
302:
301:
298:
290:
289:
286:
280:
279:
275:
274:
266:
260:
259:
254:
246:
245:
232:
226:
225:
218:
217:
211:
210:
209:
208:
207:
204:
203:
199:
198:
166:
160:
159:
156:
150:
149:
146:
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
123:
122:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
680:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
628:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
601:
590:
587:
586:Alaska portal
576:
571:
554:
550:
546:
539:
536:
523:
519:
512:
510:
506:
495:
491:
487:
486:
481:
475:
472:
461:
457:
451:
449:
447:
443:
436:
431:
428:
427:
423:
421:
418:
410:
408:
405:
399:
391:
386:
384:
382:
378:
374:
369:
366:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
299:
297:
295:Easiest route
291:
287:
285:
281:
276:
273:
270:
267:
265:
261:
258:
255:
253:
247:
239:
235:
215:
205:
200:
195:
167:
165:
161:
157:
155:
151:
147:
145:
141:
136:
129:
124:
119:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
557:. Retrieved
553:the original
548:
538:
526:. Retrieved
521:
497:. Retrieved
483:
474:
463:. Retrieved
459:
414:
401:
373:G(ora) L'tua
372:
370:
367:
363:
306:
305:
284:First ascent
271:
251:Parent range
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
327:Glacier Bay
189: /
177:137°26′12″W
164:Coordinates
627:Categories
499:2020-05-02
465:2020-05-02
437:References
359:Lituya Bay
174:58°48′19″N
154:Prominence
66:newspapers
417:landslide
349:coast at
202:Geography
144:Elevation
96:July 2012
559:July 15,
528:July 15,
424:See also
278:Climbing
264:Topo map
387:History
379:of the
347:Pacific
80:scholar
353:. The
337:, and
331:cirque
315:Alaska
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
549:MSNBC
87:JSTOR
73:books
561:2012
530:2012
524:. AP
269:USGS
59:news
313:of
42:by
629::
547:.
520:.
508:^
492:,
488:.
482:.
458:.
445:^
383:.
563:.
532:.
502:.
468:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
