The Rooster Comb

The Rooster Comb is a 10,180 ft (3,100 m) multi-peak mountain located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated 4,000 feet above the Ruth Glacier along the southwest margin of the Don Sheldon Amphitheater, 8.53 mi (14 km) southeast of Denali, 2 mi (3 km) east of Mount Huntington, and 2.4 mi (4 km) southeast of Mount Kudlich. The mountain's descriptive name was submitted by Bradford Washburn in 1957 based on an original description by Claude Ewing Rusk during his 1910 Mazama Expedition: "To our west was a remarkable mountain, rising abruptly from the snowfields to a height of at least 10,000 feet, its tip a succession of corniced spires, like a great rooster comb."[3]

The Rooster Comb
The Rooster Comb
Highest point
Elevation10,180 ft (3,100 m) [1]
Prominence1,480 ft (450 m) [2]
Coordinates62°58′22″N 150°50′15″W [2]
Geography
The Rooster Comb
Location of The Rooster Comb in Alaska
LocationDenali National Park and Preserve
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Talkeetna D-2
Geology
Type of rockGranite
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, this mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.

See also

References
  1. The Rooster Comb at listsofjohn.com
  2. "The Rooster Comb". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  3. "The Rooster Comb". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  4. 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.
  • The Rooster Comb
  • The Rooster Comb (left) and Mount Kudlich to right
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