{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Brooks | image = Mt. Brooks of Denali.jpg | image_caption = | elevation_ft = 11890. | elevation_ref = <ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger |pid=262 |name=Mount Brooks|accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 1790. | prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/> | parent_peak = Denali<ref name=peakbagger/> | range = Alaska Range | listing = | map = USA Alaska | map_caption = Location in Alaska | label_position = right | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Brooks | part_type = Protected&nbsp;area | part = Denali National Park | country = United States | state = Alaska | region = Denali | region_type = Borough | coordinates = {{coord|63|11|16|N|150|38|50|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis/> | topo = USGS ''Denali A-2''<ref name=gnis/> | first_ascent = 1952 | easiest_route = }}

'''Mount Brooks''' is a mountain peak in the central Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve. The {{convert|11890|ft|m|adj=on}} mountain is part of a ridge extending northeastward from the main Denali massif, which includes Pyramid Peak and Mount Silverthrone. The ridge lies between Brooks Glacier and Traleika Glacier, overlooking Muldrow Glacier to the north. The summit is partly covered by ice.<ref name=peakbagger/><ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=14261|name=Mount Brooks|accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref><ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=1399481|name=Mount Brooks|accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref>

==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Brooks is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below −20&nbsp;°F with wind chill factors below −30&nbsp;°F. This climate supports the Brooks Traleika, and Muldrow Glaciers surrounding the peak. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing Mount Brooks.<ref>[https://www.alpineinstitute.com/articles/faqs/denali-faq/#:~:text=1.-,What%20do%20you%20recommend%20as%20the%20best%20month%20to%20climb,combination%20of%20weather%20and%20conditions. ''Denali FAQ'', American Alpine Institute], alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-03-27.</ref>

==History== The mountain was named by Belmore Browne in 1912 to honor Alfred Hulse Brooks (1871–1924), an American geologist who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924.<ref name=Orth>''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Donald J. Orth, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 161.</ref> The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1947 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.<ref name=gnis/>

The first ascent of the summit was made on July 5, 1952, by Thayer Scudder, Winslow Briggs, J. S. Humphreys, and David Bernays.<ref name=gnis/>

==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 450px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Eielson Visitor Center View (6187273876).jpg|Eielson Visitor Center view with Brooks left of center File:Alaska - Mt. McKinley - NARA - 23940967.jpg|Mt. Brooks left of center, Denali upper right File:View of Alaska Range from the Eielson Visitor Center, Denali National Park.jpg </gallery> </div>

==See also== *Mountain peaks of Alaska *List of mountains and mountain ranges of Denali National Park and Preserve

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{{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Alaska}} {{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Brooks | North = Muldrow Glacier | Northeast = Ragged Peak | East = Brooks Glacier | Southeast = Mount Deception | South = East Pyramid Peak | Southwest = Mount Tatum | West = Traleika Glacier | Northwest = Traleika Glacier }}

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