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Mount O'Neel is a 6,411-foot peak in Alaska's Chugach Mountains near Cordova, notable less for its absolute elevation than for the steep rise of its south face, which climbs more than 5,400 feet in under a mile from Childs Glacier. In a subpolar oceanic climate of heavy precipitation, snowy winters, and cool summers, the mountain stands between Childs Glacier and Grinnell Glacier as a striking feature of the Copper River area. Named around 1910 for A. C. O'Neel, chief bridge engineer for the Copper River and Northwestern Railway, it is also tied to the 1909–1910 construction of a major steel bridge across the Copper River nearby.
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Cordova, Alaska · United States
