# Mount Harding (Alaska)

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**Mount Harding** is a prominent 5,321 ft (1,620 m) mountain summit located in the [Boundary Ranges](/source/Boundary_Ranges) of the [Coast Mountains](/source/Coast_Mountains), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Alaska](/source/Alaska). The peak is situated 4.5 mi (7 km) southwest of [Skagway](/source/Skagway,_Alaska), and 3 mi (5 km) south of [Face Mountain](/source/Face_Mountain). Although modest in elevation, [relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant since Mount Harding rises 5,300 feet above [Taiya Inlet](/source/Taiya_Inlet) in less than 2 mi (3 km). The peak was named in 1924 by the Skagway Alpine Club to honor [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [Warren G. Harding](/source/Warren_G._Harding) (1865–1923), 29th president of the United States who visited Skagway on July 11, 1923.[2] He was the first and only president to visit Skagway.[3] Harding died three weeks later in San Francisco. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1986 by the [U.S. Board on Geographic Names](/source/U.S._Board_on_Geographic_Names). Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the mountain drains east into Taiya Inlet, and west into Ferebee River.

## Climate

Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Mount Harding has a [subarctic climate](/source/Subarctic_climate) with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[4] Weather systems coming off the [Gulf of Alaska](/source/Gulf_of_Alaska) are forced upwards by the Coast Mountains ([orographic lift](/source/Orographic_lift)), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports a glacier south of the summit, and a smaller one on the northwest slope.[1] The months May through July offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Mount Harding.

## See also

- [List of mountain peaks of Alaska](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Alaska)
- [Geography of Alaska](/source/Geography_of_Alaska)

## References

1. 27026. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

1. 1422452. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

1. [Frank Norris, *The Skagway News*, Aug 29, 2017](https://skagwaynews.com/2017/08/29/name-those-peaks-and-other-geography-lessons/)

1. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". *Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.*. **11**. [ISSN 1027-5606](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1027-5606)

## External links

- Mount Harding: [weather forecast](https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5847020/United%20States/Alaska/Skagway%20Municipality/Mount%20Harding)

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