Earth:Kahiltna Dome

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Kahiltna Dome
Kahiltna Dome is located in Alaska
Kahiltna Dome
Kahiltna Dome
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation12,411 ft (3,783 m) [1]
Prominence2,175 ft (663 m) [2]
Parent peakDenali[1]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 63°03′18″N 151°14′11″W / 63.055°N 151.23639°W / 63.055; -151.23639[3]
Geography
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest routeNorth 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

  • Mountain peaks of Alaska

References