Heney Peak is a 3,156-foot-elevation (962-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States. The peak is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Cordova, and it is the highest peak of the eight-miles-long group of mountains called the Heney Range south of the town.[4] This mountain is part of the Chugach Mountains and is set on land managed by Chugach National Forest.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to Orca Inlet via Heney and Hartney creeks, whereas the east slope drains to Mountain Slough, then the Gulf of Alaska shortly thereafter. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,150 feet (960 m) above Mountain Slough in 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The mountain was named in 1927 by the U.S. Forest Service for Michael James Heney (1864–1910),[5] builder of the nearby Copper River and Northwestern Railway. The toponym was officially adopted in 1928 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
| Heney Peak | |
|---|---|
 West aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,156 ft (962 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 3,124 ft (952 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 9.16 mi (14.74 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 60°30′24″N 145°44′11″W / 60.5067582°N 145.7363293°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Michael James Heney |
| Geography | |
  Heney Peak Location of Heney Peak in Alaska | |
| Location | Chugach Census Area |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Protected area | Chugach National Forest |
| Parent range | Chugach Mountains[2] Heney Range[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Cordova C-5 |
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Heney Peak is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 10 °F with wind chill factors below 0 °F.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Heney Peak - 3,156' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Heney Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b "Heney Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b "Heney Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 416.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
