Mount Rumble

Mountain in Alaska, U.S.
Mount Rumble is located in Alaska
Mount Rumble
Mount Rumble
Location of Mount Rumble in Alaska
LocationChugach State Park
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
United StatesParent rangeChugach MountainsTopo mapUSGS Anchorage B-6ClimbingEasiest routeScrambling

Mount Rumble is a 7,530-foot (2,295 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. On a clear day the peak can be seen from the George Parks Highway. The peak is situated in Chugach State Park at the head of Peters Creek Valley, 24 mi (39 km) east of downtown Anchorage, and 3 mi (5 km) west of Eklutna Glacier.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Rumble is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] 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. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Peters Creek.

See also

  • icon Mountains portal
  • Geology of Alaska

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Rumble, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. ^ "Mount Rumble". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  3. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
Peters Creek valley and Mt. Rumble