Mount Marathon

Mount Marathon
Mount Marathon Location in Alaska
Elevation	4,124 ft (1,257 m) [1]
Location
Location	Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Range	Kenai Mountains
Coordinates	60°06′55″N 149°30′15″W / 60.11528°N 149.50417°W / 60.11528; -149.50417Coordinates: 60°06′55″N 149°30′15″W / 60.11528°N 149.50417°W / 60.11528; -149.50417[1]
Topo map	USGS Seward A-7
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	Scramble

Mount Marathon or Marathon Mountain is a mountain two miles west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska.

The mountain actually derives its name from the ever-popular Mount Marathon Race held every Fourth of July.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Marathon". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1423537. Retrieved 2006-08-27. 

External links

• Official race page