Mount Sanford

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Mount Sanford is a massive shield volcano and one of the highest peaks in eastern Alaska, known for its extensive glaciation and prominence within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park.

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Mount Sanford canonical 18
Mount Sanford North Peak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
shield volcano
stratovolcano complex
country United States of America
elevation 16237 feet
4949 meters
firstAscentBy Bradford Washburn
Terris Moore
firstAscentYear 1938
geologicalAge Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hasClimbingRoute East Ridge
Northwest Ridge
hasGlaciers true
hasProminentSouthFace true
hasSignificantFeature extensive glaciation
large ice-covered summit plateau
steep southern face
isAmongTallestMountainsIn Alaska
isAmongTallestVolcanoesIn United States
isGlaciated true
isHigherThan Mount Drum
Mount Wrangell
isOneOfHighest Wrangell Mountains
eastern Alaska
isVisibleFrom Copper River Valley
linked to: Copper River

Richardson Highway
lastEruption Holocene
locatedIn Copper River Census Area, Alaska
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
eastern Alaska
mountainRange Wrangell Mountains
namedAfter Reverend Henry Sanford
notableGlacier Dadina Glacier
Jacksina Glacier
Sanford Glacier
partOf Wrangell Volcanic Field
prominence 2400 meters
7874 feet
protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
region Alaska Interior
linked to: Interior Alaska
topographicIsolation about 43 kilometers
USGSTopoMap USGS Mount Sanford A-4
volcanicArcOrBelt Aleutian volcanic arc (continental portion)
volcanoType shield volcano
withinUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wrangell–St. Elias / Kluane / Tatshenshini-Alsek / Glacier Bay

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Alaska Range contains Mount Sanford
Mount Drum parentPeak Mount Sanford
Mount Drum isNorthOf Mount Sanford
Wrangell Mountains contains Mount Sanford
Wrangell Mountains contains Mount Sanford North Peak
linked to: Mount Sanford
Wrangell volcanic field hasVolcano Mount Sanford
USGS Mount Sanford A-4 mapFeature Mount Sanford
Mount Jarvis nearbyPeak Mount Sanford
Mount Zanetti isNear Mount Sanford
Sanford Glacier drainsFrom Mount Sanford
Sanford Glacier namedAfter Mount Sanford
Sanford Glacier hasNearbyPeak Mount Sanford
Jacksina Glacier onSlopeOf Mount Sanford
Jacksina Glacier flowsFrom Mount Sanford
Dadina Glacier onSlopeOf Mount Sanford
Dadina Glacier flowsFrom Mount Sanford
Mount Sanford South Peak subpeakOf Mount Sanford
Mount Sanford South Peak parentPeak Mount Sanford