Kahiltna Dome

Kahiltna Dome
Kahiltna Dome
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation 12,411 ft (3,783 m) [1]
Prominence 2,175 ft (663 m) [2]
Parent peak Denali[1]
Coordinates 63°03′18″N 151°14′11″W / 63.05500°N 151.23639°W / 63.05500; -151.23639Coordinates: 63°03′18″N 151°14′11″W / 63.05500°N 151.23639°W / 63.05500; -151.23639 [3]
Geography
Location Denali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest route North ridge

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.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kahiltna Dome". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. 1 2 "Kahiltna Dome". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. 1 2 "Kahiltna Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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