Earth:Mount Crosson

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Short description: Mountain in Alaska, United States of America
Mount Crosson
Mount Crosson.jpg
Highest point
Elevation12,352 ft (3,765 m) [1]
Prominence1,600 ft (490 m) [2]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 63°00′30″N 151°16′21″W / 63.00833°N 151.2725°W / 63.00833; -151.2725 [3]
Geography
Mount Crosson is located in Alaska
Mount Crosson
Mount Crosson
Alaska
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest routeSoutheast ridge

Mount Crosson is a 12,352-foot (3,765 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Crosson lies to the northeast of Mount Foraker, overlooking Kahiltna Glacier. The mountain was named in 1949 by mountaineer Bradford Washburn for bush pilot Joseph Crosson.[2][3]

See also

  • Mountain peaks of Alaska
  • Marvel Crosson

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Crosson". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=280. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mount Crosson". http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=7821. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mount Crosson". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1400860. 



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