Mount Marathon

Mount Marathon
View of Mount Marathon from Downtown Seward
Highest point
Elevation 2,974 ft (906 m)[1]
Coordinates 60°06′55″N 149°30′15″W / 60.11528°N 149.50417°W / 60.11528; -149.50417Coordinates: 60°06′55″N 149°30′15″W / 60.11528°N 149.50417°W / 60.11528; -149.50417[1]
Geography
Mount Marathon
Location in Alaska
Location Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Parent range Kenai Mountains
Topo map USGS Seward A-7
Climbing
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route Scramble

Mount Marathon or Marathon Mountain is a mountain directly west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. The namesake of the mountain is the Mount Marathon Race held every Fourth of July.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Marathon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-08-27.


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