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Denali is a granitic pluton, mostly pink quartz monzonite, lifted by tectonic pressure from the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate; at the same time, the sedimentary material above and around the mountain was stripped away by erosion.
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.
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.
Sable Mountain is located in the Alaska Range and in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is situated 3.43 miles (5.52 km) southwest of Igloo Mountain at Sable Pass near mile 40 of the Park Road which traverses the mountain's southern slope. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the Toklat River and east to the Teklanika River.
Igloo Mountain is located in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve.It is situated 4.93 miles (7.93 km) west of Double Mountain along the west side of Igloo Creek at mile 35 of the Park Road. [2]
Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America.. Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it ...
The Gulf of Mexico was rechristened the Gulf of America, while Denali, the highest mountain in North America, reverted to Mount McKinley — which it was called in the sight of the US government ...
Double Mountain is located in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve.It is situated nine miles (14 km) northwest of Fang Mountain on the divide separating the Sanctuary and Teklanika rivers.