Information About

Mount Tatum

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 10' 49.001" N,
150 ° 48' 28.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

11053 ft (3368.95 m)

Mount Tatum in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park on Carpe Ridge, between Muldrow and Traleika Glaciers, 10 mi. NNE of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named by Bradford Washburn about 1945 for Robert G. Tatum, postulant for holy orders, stationed at the mission at Nenana, who at the age of 21 accompanied Archdeacon Stuck, Henry Karstens, and Walter Harper on the first ascent of Mount McKinley (South peak) on June 1, 1913.