Information About

Ruth Gap

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ruth Gap on The Map

Location

62 ° 59' 15" N,
151 ° 2' 39.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

10056 ft (3065.07 m)

Ruth Gap in Detail.

About

in ridge between heads of Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier and West Fork Ruth Glacier, 7 mi. S of Denali Pass in Denali National Park, Alaska Range

History

Name shown by Bradford Washburn on his Mount McKinley [now Denali] map published about 1960.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Ruth Gap
Basins:

Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Cat Scratch,

Glaciers:

East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Great Icefall, Harper Glacier, Harper Icefall, Jeffery Glacier, Lower Icefall, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Peters Basin, Peters Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Tluna Icefall, Tokositna Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Locales:

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Camp 1, Denali Base Camp, Heartbreak Hill, Motorcycle Hill, Ski Hill, Squirrel Hill, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Browne Tower, Mount Capps, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Farthing Horn, Mount Hunter, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, Denali, North Peak, Peters Dome, The Rooster Comb, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Kahiltna Pass, Karstens Col, One Shot Gap, Parker Pass, Peters Pass, Ruth Gap, Windy Corner,

Peaks:

Avalanche Spire, Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,