Information About

Mount Deception

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 9' 29.999" N,
150 ° 31' 50.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

11539 ft (3517.09 m)

Mount Deception in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, E of Brooks Glacier, 16 mi. ENE of Mount Mckinley, Alaska Range

History

Named and first climbed by four men of a U.S. Army crash investigation party, November 13, 1944, after and airplane crash on the mountain 2 months before.