The Wrangell Mountains are just to the northwest of the Saint Elias Mountains and northeast of the Chugach Mountains. There are so many mountains there that they block the warm moist air over the Pacific Ocean. Because of this places north of the Wrangell Mountains are some of the coldest areas of North America during the winter.
Major peaks
Mount SanfordHikers on a pass between Mt. Sanford and Mt. Drum
The Wrangell Mountains include 12 of the 40+ Alaskan peaks over 13,000 feet (4,000 m)
Mount Blackburn, 16,390 feet (4,996 m), and East Summit, 16,286 ft (4,964 m)
Mount Sanford], 16,237 feet (4,949 m), and South Peak, 13,654 ft (4,162 m)
Mount Wrangell, 14,163 feet (4,317 m), and West Summit, 14,013 ft (4,271 m)
Atna Peaks, 13,860 ft (4,225 m)
Regal Mountain, 13,845 ft (4,220 m)
Mount Jarvis, 13,421 feet (4,091 m), and North Peak, 13,025 ft (3,970 m)
Parka Peak, 13,280 ft (4,048 m)
Mount Zanetti, 13,009 ft (3,965 m)
Another prominent mountain is Mount Drum, 12,010 ft (3,661 m), which can be seen from a very long way away.
Name
The Wrangell Mountains are named after an explorer who was also president of the Russian-American Company, Admiral Ferdinand von Wrangel. American folk singer John Denver wrote a song, "Wrangell Mountain Song", in reference to the range.
