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Mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve are part of the Alaska Range, with several subsidiary ranges included within the overall Alaska Range. Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), is the highest peak in the park and the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) [1] [2] The names listed here reflect the official names in the USGS U.S. Board on Geographic Names database.
Scott Peak is an 8,828 ft (2,690 m) glaciated mountain summit located in Denali National Park and Preserve, on the crest of the Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. [3] It is situated 9 mi (14 km) southeast of the Eielson Visitor Center, at the head of the Sunset Glacier , and 33.5 mi (54 km) northeast of Denali .
Pages in category "Mountains of Denali National Park and Preserve" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Peak name Mountain range Elevation Location of lowest point Minimum elevation Vertical relief; 1 Denali: Denali: Alaska Range: 20,310 feet (6,190 m) Yentna River [1] 240 feet (73 m) 20,070 feet (6,120 m) 2 Wrangell-St. Elias: Mount Saint Elias: Saint Elias Mountains: 18,008 feet (5,489 m) Gulf of Alaska: 0 feet (0 m) 18,008 feet (5,489 m) 3 ...
To the south of the Alaska Range in the Dena'ina and Ahtna languages the mountain is known by names that are translated as "big mountain". To the north of the Alaska Range in the Lower Tanana, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Holikachuk, and Deg Xinag languages the mountain is known by names that are translated as "the high one", [38] "the tall one ...
The Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area within Denali National Park that protects the higher elevations of the central Alaska Range, including Denali. The wilderness comprises about one-third of the current national park and preserve—2,146,580 acres (3,354 sq mi; 8,687 km 2 ) that correspond with the former park boundaries before 1980.
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali. It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range , and the third highest peak in the United States.
Mount Healy's nearest neighbor, Sugar Loaf Mountain, is set 5.2 miles (8.4 km) to the east across the gorge, and the nearest higher peak is Fang Mountain, 16.2 mi (26 km) to the south-southwest. [1] Mount Healy is a nine-mile-long, east–west trending ridge system of mostly loose rock with jagged peaks and spires.