Mount Gilbert

Mount Gilbert is a glaciated summit in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, rising dramatically from the tidewater of Harriman Fiord in Prince William Sound despite not being among the state’s highest peaks. Named in 1908 for geologist Grove Karl Gilbert, who joined the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition, the name was officially adopted in 1910. Its subarctic climate, severe cold, and surrounding glaciers shape the mountain’s character and make late spring the usual climbing season. It also holds a tragic place in Alaska aviation history: in 1960, a Pacific Northern Airlines Constellation crashed near the summit, killing all 14 aboard. The first recorded ascent followed in 1962.

Anchorage, Alaska · United States