Williwaw

(1991 PA12 )
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NOW @ 11 ARI 43

Discovery Chart

7.8.1991 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named after a dramatic mountain on the skyline of Anchorage. A williwaw is a sudden seaward gust of cold air common along mountainous coasts at high latitudes. Mt. Williwaw was named by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska in 1963 and stands 5445 feet above sea level. It is the highest point in the Campbell Creek drainage. Name suggested by D. Hamilton.


Discovered on 7-8-1991 in Palomar by Holt, H. E.

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