Mount Thor (Alaska)
| Mount Thor | |
|---|---|
North aspect of Thor to right (Mt. Valhalla to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,521 ft (3,816 m) |
| Prominence | 3,250 ft (991 m) |
| Isolation | 19.69 mi (31.69 km) |
| Coordinates | 61°29′07″N 147°08′46″W / 61.48528°N 147.14611°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Protected area | Chugach National Forest |
| Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Anchorage B-1 Quadrangle |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1968 by Vin Hoeman, Winford Bludworth and Harry Bludworth |
Mount Thor (12,251 ft) is the second-highest peak of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska. It is named after Thor, Norse God of Thunder, because of the noise of avalanches on this mountain. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.