Mount Sanford

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Mount Sanford is a massive shield volcano and one of the highest peaks in eastern Alaska, known for its extensive glaciation and prominence within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mount Sanford canonical 18
Mount Sanford North Peak 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano complex ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation 16237 feet ⓘ
4949 meters ⓘ
firstAscentBy Bradford Washburn ⓘ
Terris Moore ⓘ
firstAscentYear 1938 ⓘ
geologicalAge Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hasClimbingRoute East Ridge ⓘ
Northwest Ridge ⓘ
hasGlaciers true ⓘ
hasProminentSouthFace true ⓘ
hasSignificantFeature extensive glaciation ⓘ
large ice-covered summit plateau ⓘ
steep southern face ⓘ
isAmongTallestMountainsIn Alaska ⓘ
isAmongTallestVolcanoesIn United States ⓘ
isGlaciated true ⓘ
isHigherThan Mount Drum ⓘ
Mount Wrangell ⓘ
isOneOfHighest Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
eastern Alaska ⓘ
isVisibleFrom Copper River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Copper River

Richardson Highway ⓘ
lastEruption Holocene ⓘ
locatedIn Copper River Census Area, Alaska ⓘ
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
eastern Alaska ⓘ
mountainRange Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter Reverend Henry Sanford ⓘ
notableGlacier Dadina Glacier ⓘ
Jacksina Glacier ⓘ
Sanford Glacier ⓘ
partOf Wrangell Volcanic Field ⓘ
prominence 2400 meters ⓘ
7874 feet ⓘ
protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
region Alaska Interior ⓘ
linked to: Interior Alaska
topographicIsolation about 43 kilometers ⓘ
USGSTopoMap USGS Mount Sanford A-4 ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Aleutian volcanic arc (continental portion) ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano ⓘ
withinUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wrangell–St. Elias / Kluane / Tatshenshini-Alsek / Glacier Bay ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska Range → contains → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Drum → parentPeak → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Drum → isNorthOf → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Wrangell Mountains → contains → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Wrangell Mountains → contains → Mount Sanford North Peak ⓘ
linked to: Mount Sanford
Wrangell volcanic field → hasVolcano → Mount Sanford ⓘ
USGS Mount Sanford A-4 → mapFeature → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Jarvis → nearbyPeak → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Zanetti → isNear → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Sanford Glacier → drainsFrom → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Sanford Glacier → namedAfter → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Sanford Glacier → hasNearbyPeak → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Jacksina Glacier → onSlopeOf → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Jacksina Glacier → flowsFrom → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Dadina Glacier → onSlopeOf → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Dadina Glacier → flowsFrom → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Sanford South Peak → subpeakOf → Mount Sanford ⓘ
Mount Sanford South Peak → parentPeak → Mount Sanford ⓘ