Mount Marathon

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Mount Marathon or Marathon Mountain is a mountain directly west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska.

Mount Marathon
Mount Marathon is located in Alaska
Mount Marathon
Mount Marathon
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation4,124 ft (1,257 m)[1]
Geography
LocationKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Parent rangeKenai Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward A-7
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble

The mountain actually derives its name from the ever-popular Mount Marathon Race held every Fourth of July.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Marathon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2006-08-27.