Mount Torbert
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Mount Torbert is the highest point of the Tordrillo Mountains
, a small, primarily volcanic range, northwest of Anchorage, Alaska
. It is a heavily glaciated peak, and is not itself a volcano, although nearby Mount Spurr
and Crater Peak
are active volcanoes.
Tordrillo Mountains
The Tordrillo Mountains are a small mountain range in the Matanuska-Susitna and Kenai Peninsula Boroughs in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska. They lie approximately 75 miles west-northwest of Anchorage...
, a small, primarily volcanic range, northwest of Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
. It is a heavily glaciated peak, and is not itself a volcano, although nearby Mount Spurr
Mount Spurr
Mount Spurr is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Volcanic Arc of Alaska, named after United States Geological Survey geologist and explorer Josiah Edward Spurr, who led an expedition to the area in 1898...
and Crater Peak
Crater Peak
Crater Peak may refer to one of the following:*One of eight mountain peaks in the United States:**Crater Peak **Crater Peak **Crater Peak - summit of the Grand Mesa**Crater Peak...
are active volcanoes.
See also
- Mountain peaks of AlaskaMountain peaks of AlaskaThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the...
- Mountain peaks of North AmericaMountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of greater North America.This article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending northward from Panama plus the islands surrounding that landmass...
- Mountain peaks of the United StatesMountain peaks of the United StatesThis article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of the United States of America.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...