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Mount Bear 
Elevation 14,831 ft (4,520 m) Prominence 5,056 ft (1,541 m) Listing Ultra Location Location in Alaska
Mount BearLocation Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA Range Saint Elias Mountains Coordinates 61°17′01″N 141°08′32″W / 61.28361°N 141.14222°WCoordinates: 61°17′01″N 141°08′32″W / 61.28361°N 141.14222°W Topo map USGS McCarthy B-1 Mount Bear is a high, glaciated peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska. It lies within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the Yukon border. The Barnard Glacier flows from its southwest slopes, while the Klutlan Glacier lies to the north. Its principal claim to fame is that it is a fourteener, and in fact one of the highest 20 peaks in the United States.
Despite its height, Mount Bear is a little-visited peak, being surrounded by higher and better-known peaks such as Mount Bona on the west, and Mount Lucania and Mount Logan on the east. However it is a large peak even in relative terms: for example, the drop from the summit to the Barnard Glacier is 8,000 ft (2,440 m) in less than 5 miles (8 km), and 10,000 ft (3,050 m) in less than 12 miles (19.3 km).
See also
- 4000 meter peaks of Alaska
- 4000 metre peaks of Canada
- 4000 meter peaks of North America
- 4000 meter peaks of the United States
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the United States
External links
Categories:- Mountains of Alaska
- Saint Elias Mountains
- Landforms of Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
- Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska geography stubs
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