Mount Wilbur is a high peak of the Fairweather Range, the southernmost part of the Saint Elias Mountains. It lies approximately 14 miles (22 km) southeast of Mount Fairweather and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Mount Crillon. It is included in Glacier Bay National Park. The peak is the higher of a pair of peaks, Mounts Wilbur and Orville, named after the Wright Brothers.
| Mount Wilbur | |
|---|---|
 Mts Orville and Wilbur | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,821 ft (3,298 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,963 ft (1,208 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 58°44′24″N 137°19′07″W / 58.74000°N 137.31861°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Wilbur | |
| Parent range | Fairweather Range, Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather C-4 Quadrangle |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1975 by D. Jones, C. Gerhardt, C. McKibben |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Though not a particularly high peak in absolute terms, Mount Wilbur does stand quite high above local terrain, due to its proximity to the ocean: the summit is only 7.5 miles from tidewater at the head of Lituya Bay to the southwest.
References
edit- ^ a b "Mount Wilbur". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013.