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Mountain in Alaska, United States

Mount Favorite
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,500 ft (762 m)
Prominence	1,496 ft (456 m)
Isolation	1.24 mi (2.00 km)
Coordinates	58°42′40″N 136°29′40″W / 58.7109735°N 136.4944368°W / 58.7109735; -136.4944368
Geography
Mount FavoriteLocation in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Hoonah–Angoon
Protected area	Glacier Bay National Park
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains Fairweather Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Fairweather C-2

Mount Favorite is a 2,500-foot (762 m) mountain summit in the US state of Alaska.

Description

Mount Favorite is located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is set within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and is situated 5.6 miles (9.0 km) southeast of Gullied Peak. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises from tidewater of Charpentier Inlet in approximately one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's name was reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Favorite is located in a marine subpolar climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Saint Elias Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

References

^ "Mount Favorite, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ "Mount Favorite". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 329.
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.