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Mountain summit in Alaska, US

Mount Alice
Mount Alice, southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	5,318 ft (1,621 m)
Prominence	1,247 ft (380 m)
Isolation	2.11 mi (3.40 km)
Coordinates	60°08′07″N 149°16′40″W / 60.13528°N 149.27778°W / 60.13528; -149.27778
Geography
Mount AliceLocation in Alaska

Interactive map of Mount Alice
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Protected area	Chugach National Forest
Parent range	Kenai Mountains
Topo map	USGS Seward A-7
Climbing
First ascent	1963 by V. Hoeman, D. Hilt, and D. Johnston
Easiest route	Mountaineering, Southwest Face

Mount Alice is a 5,318-foot (1,621 m) mountain summit in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Description

Mount Alice is located 6.2 mi (10 km) northeast of Seward, Alaska, from where it appears as the most prominent peak on the east skyline across Resurrection Bay. It is set in the Kenai Mountains on land managed by Chugach National Forest. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises one vertical mile above the bay and Resurrection River in four miles (6.4 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1983 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Alice Lowell Scheffler (1879–1965), the daughter of Franklin G. Lowell, who with his family were the first homesteaders to settle the Seward area in 1883. Alice was the daughter of Mary Lowell (Mount Mary) and sister to Eva (Mount Eva).

Climbing

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1963 by John Vincent Hoeman, David Johnston, and D. Hilt. The standard route is via the southwest face which entails steep snow and traditional class 5.0 rock climbing.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Alice is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Kenai Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports a spruce and hemlock forest on the lower western slopes, and the massive Godwin Glacier on the eastern side of the mountain. May and June are the best months for climbing in terms of favorable weather.