Mount Bona, Stratovolcano in Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska, United States

Mount Bona is a large ice-covered stratovolcano in the Saint Elias Mountains of eastern Alaska, near the Yukon border. Its summit, a small stratovolcano, sits atop a high platform of sedimentary rocks. Icefields and glaciers cover almost the entire massif, feeding the Klutlan Glacier eastward and the Russell Glacier system to the north.

Prince Luigi Amedeo named the mountain in 1897 after his racing yacht while climbing nearby Mount Saint Elias. This naming connected the peak to Italian exploration history in the region.

Mount Bona's name comes from the racing yacht of Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, who saw the peak in 1897 while making the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias. The summit is a small stratovolcano sitting on a platform of sedimentary rock, and the massif feeds the Klutlan Glacier, which carries its ice east for over 40 miles into Canada's Yukon Territory.

Climbers reach Mount Bona through McCarthy, Alaska and need specialized equipment for glacier travel. The climbing window is short and limited to warmer months when conditions allow safe passage.

Mount Bona is a dormant stratovolcano, not an active one, and its summit is a small volcanic cone sitting on a high platform of sedimentary rock. Its exact height is uncertain: 1913 boundary surveyors put it at 16,421 feet, while later contour maps suggest about 16,550 feet.