{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Doonerak | image = Mount Doonerak.jpg | image_caption = Northeast aspect | elevation_ft = 7457 | elevation_ref =<ref name=Wood>Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, ''Alaska: A Climbing Guide'', The Mountaineers Books, 2002, page 40.</ref><ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger|pid=94|name=Mount Doonerak, Alaska|access-date=2024-02-06}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 3557 | prominence_ref =<ref name=pb/> | isolation_mi = 27.19 | isolation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/201647|title=Doonerak, Mount - 7,457' AK|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-02-06}}</ref> | parent_peak = Peak 7510<ref name="listsofjohn"/> | country = United States | state = Alaska | region = Yukon–Koyukuk | region_type = Census Area | part_type = Protected area | part = Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-doonerak.html|title=Mount Doonerak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-02-06}}</ref> | range = Endicott Mountains<ref name=pb/><br />Brooks Range | etymology = | map = USA Alaska | label_position = bottom | map_caption = Location in Alaska | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Doonerak | coordinates = {{coord|67.9045920|N|150.6272381|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1401347|name=Mount Doonerak|access-date=2024-02-06}}</ref> | topo = USGS ''Wiseman D-2'' | age = Paleozoic | rock = Metavolcanic rock and argillite<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fXRIAgAAQBAJ&dq=Mount+Doonerak&pg=PA471 Mason L. Hill, ''Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America''], Geological Society of America, 1987, p. 471.</ref> | first_ascent = 1952<ref name="Orth">Donald J. Orth, ''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 280–281.</ref> | easiest_route = Southeast Ridge<ref name=Wood/> {{YDS|4}}<ref name="listsofjohn"/> }}
'''Mount Doonerak''' is a {{convert|7457|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
== Description == Mount Doonerak is the third-highest point in the Endicott Mountains which are a subrange of the Brooks Range.<ref name=pb/> It is set {{convert|32|mi|km}} southeast of Anaktuvuk Pass in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.<ref name="gnis"/> It ranks as the fourth-highest summit within the park,<ref name=peakvisor/> and is one of the most popular climbing areas in the park.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/gaar/planyourvisit/climbing.htm ''Climbing'', Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve], nps.gov, Retrieved 2024-02-06.</ref> Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into the North Fork Koyukuk River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately {{convert|5457|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the North Fork Koyukuk in {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}}. The nearest city is Fairbanks, {{convert|225|mi|km}} to the south-southeast.
==History== The mountain was discovered and named in 1929 by Bob Marshall who called it "Matterhorn of the Koyukuk."<ref name="gnis"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=I76yqSrjXJQC&dq=Mount+Doonerak&pg=PA142 Robert Hedin, ''Alaska: Reflections on Land and Spirit''], University of Arizona Press, 1994, p. 142.</ref> Later, he renamed it Doonerak after miscalculating the elevation as more than 10,000 feet and believing it was the tallest peak in the Arctic of Alaska.<ref>Bill Sherwonit, ''Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness'', University of Alaska Press, 2010, {{ISBN|9781602231061}}, p. 157.</ref> Marshall described the mountain as, a "towering, black, unscalable-looking giant, the highest peak in this section of the Brooks Range."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marshall |first1=Robert |editor1-last=Marshall |editor1-first=George |title=Arctic Wilderness |date=1956 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |page=22}}</ref> The name Doonerak is taken from an Iñupiat word which means "a spirit" or "a devil."<ref name="gnis"/> The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
The first ascent of the summit was made on June 30, 1952, by George W. Beadle, Alfred Tissières and Gunnar Bergman via the Southeast Ridge.<ref name=Wood/><ref name="gnis"/>
== Climate == According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Doonerak is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. This climate supports a small glacial remnant on the peak's north slope.
==See also== * List of mountain peaks of Alaska * Geography of Alaska
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * Mount Doonerak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5860899/United%20States/Alaska/Yukon-Koyukuk/Mount%20Doonerak weather forecast] * Mount Doonerak: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/timothyactwell/1805171177/in/dateposted/ Flickr]
{{Portal bar|Geography|Geology|Mountains}} {{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Doonerak | North = North Fork Koyukuk River | Northeast = Wien Mountain | East = St. Patricks Creek | Southeast = Midnight Mountain | South = | Southwest = Marshall Lake | West = Hanging Glacier Mountain | Northwest = Bombardment Creek }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doonerak, Mount}} Category:Two-thousanders of the United States Category:Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Category:Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Category:Brooks Range Category:Landforms of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska