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Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. With a topographic prominence of 20,194 feet (6,155 m) and a topographic isolation of 4,621.1 miles (7,436.9 km), Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, Denali is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve.
The Yentna River (Dena'ina: Yentnu) is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork and West Fork at 62°16′50″N151°46′26″W, flows South-East to Susitna River, 30 miles (48 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low.
Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier of the Alaska Range in the U.S. state of Alaska. It starts on the southwest slope of Denali near Kahiltna Pass. Its main channel runs almost due south between Mount Foraker to the west and Mount Hunter to the east. The name was first reported as "Car-ilt-nu Glacier" by Alaska Range explorer Lt. J.S. Herron in 1902. An alternate name is Kagheltnu Li'a. Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier in the Alaska Range at 44 miles (71 km) in length.
The Skwentna River (Dena'ina: Shqitnu) is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
Lacuna Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier begins on the south side of Mount Foraker in the Alaska Range, moving southwest to join the Yentna Glacier, to which Lacuna is a tributary.
Traleika Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates from two forks on either side of Farthing Horn on the east side of Denali. The west fork of the glacier starts in the Thayer Basin to the south of Denali, moving northeast and falling from the basin's 15,000-foot (4,600 m) height via the Traleika Icefall into the west fork between Karsten Ridge and the Farthing Horn. The main fork starts from Denali's east buttress in Traleika Col, joining the West Fork between the Farthing Horn and Mount Silverthrone, then moving northeast to join Muldrow Glacier. Traleika Glacier was named in 1945 by Bradford Washburn, attributing the name to a Susitna name meaning "great one" or "high one.". The form Traleika is an Anglicization of the Dena'ina name Dghelaay Ka'a, denoting Denali.
There are three glaciers named West Fork Glacier in Alaska, two of which are in the Alaska Range. The first West Fork Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates at Anderson Pass, extending to the east and forming the source of the West Fork of the Chulitna River. Traleika Glacier was named in 1945 by Bradford Washburn, attributing the name to a Susitna name meaning "great one" or "high one." GNIS ID 1411870
Cul-de-sac Glacier is a glacier in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier begins in the Kichatna Mountains on the side of Kichatna Spire, moving north. Its run-off and that of neighboring Shelf and Shadows glaciers feeds the west fork of the Yentna River.
Kanikula Glacier., also known as Little Tokositna Glacier, is an 11-mile (18 km) long glacier in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates in a series of glacial amphitheaters in the south side of the range, moving southeast past Mount Goldie and ending before the valley of Tokositna Glacier. Variant forms and spellings of the name include K'enik'ela Li'a, Kahnicula Glacier, Kanicula Glacier and Little Tokasitna Glacier.
Kahiltna Dome is a 12,411-foot (3,783 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 7.3 mi (12 km) west of Denali. It is separated from Denali by a deep glacial valley occupied by Kahiltna Glacier, with Kahiltna Pass at its head. It is described as an ice-covered dome, the 56th-highest peak in Alaska.
Mount Brooks is a mountain peak in the central Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve. The 11,890-foot (3,620 m) mountain is part of a ridge extending northeastward from the main Denali massif, which includes Pyramid Peak and Mount Silverthrone. The ridge lies between Brooks Glacier and Traleika Glacier, overlooking Muldrow Glacier to the north. The summit is partly covered by ice.
Mount Capps is a 10,551-foot (3,216 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, southwest of Denali on a ridge between Denali and Mount Crosson, close to Kahiltna Dome and at the heads of Peters Glacier and Kahiltna Glacier. Mount Capps was named in 1952 by after U.S. Geological Survey geologist Stephen Reid Capps.
Mount Koven is a 12,142-foot (3,701 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Eldridge lies to the northeast of Denali on Karstens Ridge, with Mount Carpe to the northeast on the Carpe Ridge extension of Denali's northeast buttress. Mount Koven overlooks the Great Icefall of Muldrow Glacier, with the west fork of Traleika Glacier to the east. It was named for Theodore G. Koven, who, while trying to rescue Allen Carpé from a crevasse in Muldrow Glacier, fell into the same crevasse and was killed while on the Rockefeller Cosmic Ray Expedition in May 1932.
Mount Tatum is a 11,053-foot (3,369 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Tatum lies to the northeast of Denali on Carpe Ridge with Muldrow Glacier to the west and Traleika Glacier to the east. Mount Tatum was named about 1945 by Bradford Washburn for Robert G. Tatum, a participant in the first ascent of Mount McKinley, reaching the South Peak on June 1, 1913.
Mount Tripyramid is multi-summited mountain ridge in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. The main ridge extends along a southwest-northeast line with West Pyramid Peak, Central Pyramid Peak and East Pyramid Peak. Mount Brooks ends the ridge to the north and Mount Silverthrone is to the south. The ridge is bounded by Traleika Glacier to the west and Brooks Glacier to the east. The mountain was named by Bradford Washburn in 1945 after Mount Tripyramid in New Hampshire.
Tokosha Mountains is a 6,148 ft (1,870 m) multi-peak massif located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, United States. It is situated between the toes of Ruth Glacier and Tokositna Glacier, 27 mi (43 km) south-southeast of Denali and 26 mi (42 km) northwest of Talkeetna. Despite its relatively low elevation, it is notable for its Teton-esque granite spires which can seen from the George Parks Highway.
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- ↑ "Brooks Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Buckskin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Caldwell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Cantwell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Chedotlothna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Cul-de-sac Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Dall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Eldridge Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Fleischmann Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Foraker Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Herron Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Kahiltna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Kanikula Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Lacuna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Muldrow Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Peters Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Polychrome Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Unit 8: Polychrome Glaciers". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ruth Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Shadows Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Shelf Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Straightaway Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Sunrise Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Sunset Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Surprise Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Tatina Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Tokositna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Traleika Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "West Fork Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Yentna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
