Mount Ballyhoo

Mount Ballyhoo is part of the Aleutian Range. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above tidewater in approximately . The Aleutian World War II National Historic Area is located on the mountain. ==History==

The mountain was named by author Jack London when he spent time in 1897 at Dutch Harbor which was the locale for his novel, The Sea-Wolf. Jack stopped here en route to the Klondike Gold Rush and he named the mountain after his lead dog named "Ballyhoo." Jack set foot at the top of the mountain, as did another writer, Rex Beach. The mountain's toponym was published in 1965 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. == Climate ==

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ballyhoo is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. ==Gallery==

File:Dutch harbor crab boats.jpg|Mt. Ballyhoo from Dutch Harbor File:PANORAMA, FROM ULAKTA HEAD COMMAND POST TO THE WEST TOWARDS MOUNT BALLYHOO - Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears, Ulakta Head Fixed Defense Battery Command Post No. 1, Unalaska, Aleutian HABS AK,1-UNAK,2-V-4 (CT).tif File:PANORAMA, FROM ULAKTA HEAD COMMAND POST TO THE WEST TOWARD MOUNT BALLYHOO - Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears, Ulakta Head Fixed Defense Battery Command Post No. 1, Unalaska, Aleutian HABS AK,1-UNAK,2-V-1.tif ==See also==