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Mountain in Alaska, United States

Barometer Mountain
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,506 ft (764 m)
Prominence	745 ft (227 m)
Parent peak	Erskine Mountain (2,657 ft)
Isolation	2.12 mi (3.41 km)
Coordinates	57°45′16″N 152°32′54″W / 57.7543376°N 152.5484709°W / 57.7543376; -152.5484709
Geography
Barometer MountainLocation in Alaska

Interactive map of Barometer Mountain
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kodiak Island Borough
Parent range	Kodiak Archipelago
Topo map	USGS Kodiak D-2
Climbing
Easiest route	Trail class 2+

Barometer Mountain is a 2,506-foot-elevation (764-meter) summit in Alaska.

Description

Barometer Mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Kodiak on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island. It ranks as the 10th-highest peak on the island, and it is considered Kodiak's most popular mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Buskin Lake, east to the Buskin River, and south to Devils Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,200 feet (671 meters) above Devils Creek in 0.85 miles (1.37 km) and the summit is one mile (1.6 km) from the end of a runway at Kodiak Airport. On November 8, 1988, an F-15C from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing crashed in low visibility into Barometer Mountain and the pilot was killed. The mountain's descriptive name was applied in 1867 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey because the behavior of fog and clouds forming on the mountain was said to be predictive of approaching weather. The toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Barometer Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

Barometer Mountain and Kodiak Airport
East aspect
Northwest aspect

References

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Richard I. Gates, Kodiak, Alaska: A Library Summary, University of California, 1960, p. 5.
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^ "Barometer Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
Barometer Mountain, Alaska.org, Retrieved 2023-12-16.
Steve Davies, F-15 Eagle Engaged—The World's Most Successful Jet Fighter, Osprey Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84603-169-4
Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 107.
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.