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Mount Geist is a remote, glaciated summit in Alaska’s Hayes Range whose steep rise above nearby glaciers gives it notable local relief. Water from the mountain drains north through the East Fork Little Delta River into the Little Delta and Tanana rivers, and its tundra climate supports the Hayes and Gillam glaciers around the peak. The mountain was named for Otto W. Geist, a University of Alaska researcher known for important work in paleontology, archaeology, and glaciology, especially glacier studies centered near this area. Formally adopted in 1965, the name preserves his legacy; the first recorded ascent followed in 1974 by the Northeast Face.
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Fort Greely, Alaska · United States
