The Neacola Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Aleutian Range

Aleutian Range

The Aleutian Range is a major mountain range of southwest Alaska, extending from Chakachamna Lake to Unimak Island, at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. It includes all of the mountains of the Peninsula. It is especially notable for its large number of active volcanoes, which are also part of the...

 in Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. They are bordered on the southeast by the Chigmit Mountains

Chigmit Mountains

The Chigmit Mountains are a subrange of the Aleutian Range in the Kenai Peninsula and Lake and Peninsula Boroughs of the U.S. state of Alaska.-Location:...

, on the northeast by the Tordrillo Mountains

Tordrillo Mountains

The Tordrillo Mountains are a small mountain range in the Matanuska-Susitna and Kenai Peninsula Boroughs in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska. They lie approximately 75 miles west-northwest of Anchorage...

, on the northwest by the southern tip of the Alaska Range

Alaska Range

The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast...

, and on the west and southwest by the lakes and lowlands of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. The park includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery...

. They are the only wholly non-volcanic part of the Aleutian Range.
The highest peak is Mount Neacola

Mount Neacola

Mount Neacola is the unofficial name for the high point of the Neacola Mountains, the northernmost section of the Aleutian Range of Alaska...

 (also known as "Neacola Peak"), 9,426 feet (2,873 m).

These mountains have not seen extensive exploration, due to their remoteness, typically poor weather, and lack of truly high peaks. However they are rugged and offer many climbing possibilities of an exploratory nature. Noted climber Fred Beckey

Fred Beckey

Fred Beckey is an American mountaineer and author, who has made hundreds of first ascents, more than any other North American climber.-Early years:...

 visited the range in the early 1970s; in 1991, when he was "spiritual leader" of the expedition which made the first ascent of Mount Neacola; and again in 2004. Other recorded climbing visits occurred in 1979 and 1995.

Fishermen sometimes fly into the mountains on a bush strip on the McArthur River near Blockade Glacier.

Sources

• American Alpine Journal, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2005.
• Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.