Английская Википедия:Barometer Mountain

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Barometer Mountain is a Шаблон:Convert summit in Alaska.

Description

Barometer Mountain is located Шаблон:Convert southwest of Kodiak on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island.[1] It ranks as the 10th-highest peak on the island,[2] and it is considered Kodiak's most popular mountain.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Buskin Lake, east to the Buskin River, and south to Devils Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises Шаблон:Convert above Devils Creek in Шаблон:Convert and the summit is Шаблон:Convert from the end of a runway at Kodiak Airport. On November 8, 1988, an F-15C from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing crashed in low visibility into Barometer Mountain and the pilot was killed.[4] The mountain's descriptive name was applied in 1867 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey because the behavior of fog and clouds forming on the mountain was said to be predictive of approaching weather.[1][5] The toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Barometer Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] Weather systems coming off the North Pacific are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

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References

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  3. Barometer Mountain, Alaska.org, Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. Steve Davies, F-15 Eagle Engaged—The World's Most Successful Jet Fighter, Osprey Publishing, 2007, Шаблон:ISBN
  5. Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 107.
  6. Шаблон:Cite journal