Mount Reed (Alaska)Mount Reed is a summit in Alaska, United States.DescriptionMount Reed is located southwest of the community of Adak on Adak Island of the Aleutian Islands. This mountain is part of the Aleutian Range, and it is set within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. It is the prominent peak between Shagak Bay and the Bay of Islands. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lake de Marie in approximately. The Aleutian shield fern is a very rare species of plant which is only found on Mount Reed where the 142 clumps on this mountain are the only ones currently found growing in the wild anywhere in the world.HistoryThe mountain was named by members of the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition in 1934 after a local resident who was buried on or near the mountain. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1936 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The Aleutian shield fern found only on this mountain was listed as an endangered species in 1988.ClimateAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Reed is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Winter temperatures can drop to 10 °F and winter squalls that produce wind gusts in excess of can cause severe wind chill factors.