# Mount Jarvis

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Mountain in Alaska, United States

Mount Jarvis Mount Jarvis from the northeast Highest point Elevation 13,421 ft (4,091 m)[1] Prominence 4,721 ft (1,439 m)[1] Isolation 16 km (9.9 mi) Listing North America highest peaks 97th US highest major peaks 80th Alaska highest major peaks 20th Coordinates 62°01′24″N 143°36′59″W / 62.0233333°N 143.6163889°W / 62.0233333; -143.6163889[2] Naming Etymology David H. Jarvis Geography Mount Jarvis Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. Parent range Wrangell Mountains Topo map USGS Nabesna A-6 Geology Rock age 1.7 – 1.0 million years Mountain type(s) Eroded shield volcano, stratovolcano[3] Last eruption Dacite flow, 1.0 million years ago Climbing Easiest route Glacier climb

**Mount Jarvis** is an eroded [shield volcano](/source/Shield_volcano) and [stratovolcano](/source/Stratovolcano) in the [Wrangell Mountains](/source/Wrangell_Mountains) of eastern [Alaska](/source/Alaska). It is located in [Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park](/source/Wrangell-Saint_Elias_National_Park) about 10 miles (16 km) east of the summit of [Mount Wrangell](/source/Mount_Wrangell). The mountain sits at the northeastern edge of the massive ice-covered shield of Wrangell, rising nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above it in a spectacular series of cliffs and [icefalls](/source/Icefall).

When seen from above, Mount Jarvis is distinctly [dumbbell](/source/Dumbbell)-shaped, with two prominent peaks connected by a narrower ridge. The mountain's main summit is 13,421 feet (4,091 m), making it one of numerous [thirteeners](/source/Thirteener) (peaks between 13,000 and 13,999 feet in elevation) in Alaska. The second summit is located about 3 miles (5 km) to the north-northwest, reaching 13,025 feet (3,970 m) with over 725 feet (221 m) of prominence above the connecting saddle,[4] thus qualifying it as an independent peak on the list of thirteeners as well. The entire summit area including both peaks and the ridge is covered in [glacial ice](/source/Glacier). The steep, rocky eastern and western faces of Mount Jarvis form [headwalls](/source/Headwall) above the [cirques](/source/Cirque_(landform)) of the [Jacksina Glacier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacksina_Glacier&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Copper Glacier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copper_Glacier&action=edit&redlink=1), which flow northward out of the Wrangell Mountains.

Mount Jarvis was named in 1903 by F. C. Schrader, a [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) geologist, for Lt. [David H. Jarvis](/source/David_H._Jarvis) of the [U. S. Revenue Cutter Service](/source/United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service),[2] who led the [Overland Relief Expedition](/source/Overland_Relief_Expedition) to aid a whaling fleet trapped in [Arctic Ocean](/source/Arctic_Ocean) ice off [Point Barrow](/source/Point_Barrow) in 1897–98.

## See also

- [North America portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:North_America)
- [United States portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States)
- [Alaska portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Alaska)
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- [List of mountain peaks of North America](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_North_America) - [List of mountain peaks of the United States](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_the_United_States) - [List of mountain peaks of Alaska](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Alaska)

- [List of volcanoes in the United States](/source/List_of_volcanoes_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pb_1-1) ["Mount Jarvis, Alaska"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=432). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-1) ["Mount Jarvis"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1404083). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior). Retrieved December 5, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Global Volcanism Program | Jarvis"](https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=315805). *Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program*. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mount Jarvis-North Peak, Alaska"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=21310). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

- Richter, Donald H.; Rosenkrans, Danny S.; Steigerwald, Margaret J. (1995). [*Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska*](https://web.archive.org/web/20070829160558/http://www.nps.gov/wrst/naturescience/guide-to-the-wrangell-volcanoes.htm). [USGS](/source/USGS) Bulletin 2072. Archived from [the original](http://www.nps.gov/wrst/naturescience/guide-to-the-wrangell-volcanoes.htm) on August 29, 2007.

- Winkler, Gary R. (2000). [*A Geologic Guide to Wrangell—Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska: A Tectonic Collage of Northbound Terranes*](https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1616/). [USGS](/source/USGS) Professional Paper 1616. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-607-92676-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-607-92676-7).

- Richter, Donald H.; Preller, Cindi C.; Labay, Keith A.; Shew, Nora B. (2006). [*Geologic Map of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska*](https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2006/2877/). [USGS](/source/USGS) Scientific Investigations Map 2877.

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- ["Jarvis"](https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=315805). *[Global Volcanism Program](/source/Global_Volcanism_Program)*. [Smithsonian Institution](/source/Smithsonian_Institution). Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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