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Denali Base Camp

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Location

62 ° 58' 5.88" N,
151 ° 9' 55.8" W

Region

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Also Known As

Kahiltna Glacier Base Camp

Parent

Kahiltna Glacier

Elevation

7067 ft (2154.02 m)

Fatalities

1

Denali Base Camp in Detail.

Getting There

To get out there the easiest and fastest way is taking an air taxi from Talkeetna. There are three air taxi outfits which hold permits to land on at base camp.

Sheldon Air Service has always been our go to service as they have a long time history with flights to Denali and they are very classic climber oriented.

About

Denali Base Camp is on the Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier. People generally start arriving in mid April for early season climbers. The air taxi's and parks service usually puts in their basecamp tents around the last week of April and generally things really pick up by mid-May.

The basecamp is used by those climbing Denali, Mt. Hunter, Mount Foraker, and other day climbs such as Radio Control Tower, and Annie's Ridge.

Basecamp is often moved as summer progresses and the air strip gets melted out, either further up the Southeast Fork, or in bad years further up the Kahiltna.

Fatalities

On May 17, 2022, 1 person died while mountaineering. Read More

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Topo Maps

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Places Near Denali Base Camp
Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Cat Scratch,

Glaciers:

East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Harper Glacier, Jeffery Glacier, Kahiltna Glacier, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Peters Basin, Peters Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Straightaway Glacier, Tluna Icefall,

Locales:

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Camp 1, Cassin Ridge, Czech Direct, Denali Base Camp, Edge of the World, Football Field, Heartbreak Hill, Messner Couloir, Motorcycle Hill, Orient Express, Ski Hill, Squirrel Hill, West Rib, West Rim, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Mount Capps, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Mount Crosson, Farthing Horn, Mount Frances, Mount Hunter, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Denali, North Peak, Peters Dome, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens,

Mountain Passes:

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

Peaks:

Avalanche Spire, Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, Crosson Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, Taylor Spur, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,