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Don Sheldon Amphitheater

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 0' 46.001" N,
150 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

5512 ft (1680.06 m)

Don Sheldon Amphitheater in Detail.

About

Located 10 miles southeast of the summit of Denali, at the head of Ruth Glacier, north of The Great Gorge.

History

Named for Donald E. Sheldon (1921-1975), bush pilot who flew over 27 years in support of mapping, patrol, mountaineering, search and rescue, and wildlife air census operations on and in the area of Denali.

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 SE (2015),
Places Near Don Sheldon Amphitheater
Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Capes:

Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Brooks Glacier, Glacier G209237E62899N, Glacier G209301E62921N, Glacier G209459E62947N, Glacier G209466E62842N, Glacier G209504E62852N, Lower Icefall, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Tokositna Glacier, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Brooks, Mount Carpe, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Church, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Deception, Mount Dickey, East Pyramid Peak, Explorers Peak, Mount Glisen, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Johnson, Mount Lee, Mount Mazama, Mooses Tooth, Pease Peak, Ragged Peak, The Rooster Comb, Mount Sholes, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Tatum, Mount Tripyramid, Wedge Peak, West Pyramid Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Brooks Gap, The Gateway, Gunsight Pass, Pittock Pass, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col,

Pillars:

Peak Rock,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge,

Valleys:

The Great Gorge,