Information About

Gunsight Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 12' 20.999" N,
150 ° 51' 6.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

6571 ft (2002.84 m)

Gunsight Pass in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, W of Muldrow Glacier, 11 mi. NE of Denali, Alaska Range

History

So named in 1942 by the U.S. Army Alaska Test Expedition, because it is a "V-shaped declevity separating the Muldrow and Peters Glacier valleys."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali A-2 NW (2015),
Places Near Gunsight Pass
Bars:

McKinley Bar,

Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater, Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Glaciers:

Great Icefall, Harper Glacier, Harper Icefall, Lower Icefall, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Peters Glacier, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Locales:

The Autobahn,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Mount Brooks, Browne Tower, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Central Pyramid Peak, Churchill Peaks, Mount Dan Beard, East Pyramid Peak, Explorers Peak, Farthing Horn, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Koven, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Denali, North Peak, Oastler Mountain, Mount Silverthrone, South Peak - Denali, Mount Tatum, Mount Tripyramid, Turtle Hill, West Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Karstens Col, Oastler Pass, Parker Pass, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur,

Rivers:

Thorofare River,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Carlson Creek, Clearwater Creek, Coal Creek, East Fork Clearwater Creek,