Mount Hayes

Not to be confused with Hayes Volcano or Hayes Peak.
Mount Hayes
Highest point
Elevation 13,832 ft (4,216 m) [1]
Prominence 11,487 ft (3,501 m) [1]
Isolation 205 kilometres (127 mi)
Listing
Coordinates 63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°W / 63.62083; -146.71528Coordinates: 63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°W / 63.62083; -146.71528
Geography
Mount Hayes

Location in Alaska

Location Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent 1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn, Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, William Shand
Easiest route snow/ice climb (Alaska grade 2+)

Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range. Despite not being a fourteener, it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet (2,440 m) in approximately 2 miles (3.2 km). In terms of topographic prominence, Mount Hayes is number 51 in the world.[2]

Mount Hayes was first climbed in 1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn,[3] Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, and William Shand.[4] Today's standard route is the East Ridge (Alaska Grade 2+). Mount Hayes is not frequently climbed due to its remoteness and the resulting access difficulties.

Mt. Hayes and the eastern Alaska Range mountains, as seen from the Denali Highway

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ "World Top 100 by Prominence". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Borneman, Walter R. (2003). Alaska : saga of a bold land (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 323. ISBN 0-06-050306-8.
  4. ↑ "Mount Hayes Alaska". bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

Sources

Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.

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