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The Rowel is a remote, glaciated mountain in Alaska’s Tordrillo Mountains, a subrange of the Alaska Range, west of Anchorage and near Mount Spurr. Rising 9,806 feet, it is especially striking for its steep east face, which climbs more than 4,800 feet in a mile. Water from its slopes drains into the Chichantna and Chakachatna rivers. The area’s tundra climate brings long, intensely cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with heavy snowfall aided by nearby glaciers and orographic lift. Its name plays on both its sharp, pointed shape and its position around Mount Spurr, and it was officially adopted in 1999.
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Tyonek, Alaska · United States