Information About

Mount Wright

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 44' 39.998" N,
149 ° 29' 44.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Healy

Elevation

4304 ft (1311.86 m)

Mount Wright in Detail.

About

Between Teklanika River and Sanctuary River, 15 mi. W of Mount Healy, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1943 by National Park Service (NPS) for George M. Wright, 1904-1936, founder of the Wildlife Division of the National Park Service in 1929. He was the first to discover a surfbird nest in Mount Mckinley National Park.

Topo Maps

Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy C-5 (1952), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy C-5 (1953), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy C-5 NW (2016),
Places Near Mount Wright
Areas:

Tr-at-egheth No- Dochaget,

Mountains:

Cathedral Mountain, Double Mountain, Igloo Mountain, Mount Margaret, Sable Mountain, Mount Wright,

Mountain Passes:

Sable Pass,

Ridges:

Primrose Ridge,

Rivers:

Sanctuary River, Savage River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Calico Creek, Ewe Creek, Fish Creek, Igloo Creek, Pinto Creek, Sunday Creek, Sunday Creek, Tattler Creek,

Routes:

Savage Alpine Trail, Savage River Loop,