Mount Bona

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title: "Mount Bona" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["landforms-of-copper-river-census-area,-alaska", "mountains-of-unorganized-borough,-alaska", "five-thousanders-of-north-america", "saint-elias-mountains", "stratovolcanoes-of-alaska", "subduction-volcanoes", "volcanoes-of-unorganized-borough,-alaska", "wrangell–st.-elias-national-park-and-preserve", "quaternary-alaska"] description: "Mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska" topic_path: "general/landforms-of-copper-river-census-area-alaska" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bona" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska ::

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Field	Value
name	Mount Bona
photo	Mt. Bona, Alaska.jpg
elevation_system	NAVD88
elevation_ft	16550
elevation_ref
prominence_ft	6900
prominence_ref
isolation	49.7 mi (80.0 km)
isolation_ref
listing	{{unbulleted list
location	Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
range	Saint Elias Mountains
map	USA Alaska
map_caption	Location in Alaska
label_position	left
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	8
mapframe-caption	Interactive map of Mount Bona
coordinates
coordinates_ref
topo	USGS McCarthy B-2
type	Stratovolcano
last_eruption	847 AD
first_ascent	July 2, 1930 by Allen Carpé, Terris Moore, Andrew Taylor
easiest_route	Glacier climb (Alaska Grade 2){{cite book
last1	Wood
last2	Coombs
title	Alaska: A Climbing Guide
publisher	Mountaineers Books
pages	161–162
year	2001
isbn	0-89886-724-X}}
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| name = Mount Bona | photo = Mt. Bona, Alaska.jpg | photo_caption = | elevation_system = NAVD88 | elevation_ft = 16550 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = 6900 | prominence_ref = | isolation = 49.7 mi (80.0 km) | isolation_ref = | listing = {{unbulleted list |North America highest peaks 10th |North America prominent peak 84th |US highest major peaks 4th |Alaska highest major peaks 4th | location = Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. | range = Saint Elias Mountains | map = USA Alaska | map_caption = Location in Alaska | label_position = left | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Bona | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS McCarthy B-2 | type = Stratovolcano | age = | last_eruption = 847 AD | first_ascent = July 2, 1930 by Allen Carpé, Terris Moore, Andrew Taylor | easiest_route = Glacier climb (Alaska Grade 2){{cite book | last1 = Wood | first1 = Michael | last2 = Coombs | first2 = Colby | title = Alaska: A Climbing Guide | publisher = Mountaineers Books | pages = 161–162 | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-89886-724-X}} Mount Bona is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska, and is the fifth-highest independent peak in the United States. It is either the tenth- or eleventh-highest peak in North America. Mount Bona and its adjacent neighbor Mount Churchill are both large ice-covered stratovolcanoes. Bona has the distinction of being the highest volcano in the United States and the fourth-highest in North America, outranked only by the three highest Mexican volcanoes, Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl, and Iztaccíhuatl. Its summit is a small stratovolcano on top of a high platform of sedimentary rocks.

The mountain's massif is covered almost entirely by icefields and glaciers, and it is the principal source of ice for the Klutlan Glacier, which flows east for over 40 mi into the Yukon Territory of Canada. The mountain also contributes a large volume of ice to the north-flowing Russell Glacier system.

Mount Bona was named by Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi in 1897, who saw the peak while making the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias about 80 mi to the southeast. He named it after the Bona, his racing yacht. | id = 1416579 | name = Mount Bona | access-date = 2007-03-10 }} The mountain was first climbed in 1930 by Allen Carpé, Terris Moore, and Andrew Taylor, from the Russell Glacier on the west of the peak. The current standard route is the East Ridge; a climb of nearby Mount Churchill is a relatively easy addition via this route as well. NOTOC

Elevation

Mount Bona's exact elevation is uncertain. USGS 1:250,000 topographical maps show an elevation of 16421 ft, which was determined in 1913 by International Boundary Commission surveyors. However, USGS 1:63,360 topographical maps do not show a spot height, and their contour lines indicate a summit elevation of 16,55050 feet (504515 meters). Many sources quote the latter figure.

Gallery

Mt Bona , Hawkins Glacier.jpg|Mount Bona from the south

References and notes

Notes

References

| department=Feature Article | first=Allen | last=Carpé | author-link=Allen Carpé | year=1931 | volume=1 | issue=3 | pages= | access-date=2025-07-06}}

References

1. "Mount Bona, Alaska".
2. "Mount Bona". U.S. Geological Survey.
3. 1:250,000 Sheet "Mc Carthy, Alaska", US Geological Survey, 1960
4. International Boundary Commission. (1918). "Joint Report Upon the Survey and Demarcation of the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada Along the 141st Meridian from the Arctic Ocean to Mount St. Elias".
5. 1:63,360 Sheet "Mc Carthy (B-2), Alaska", US Geological Survey, 1959
6. "Mount Bona".

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