Information About

Wickersham Wall

Quick Facts

Region:

Denali

Nearest City:

Sunset

Parent:

Alaska Range

Elevation:

13658 ft (4162.96 m)

About

In Denali National Park, NW face of Mount McKinley, rises 9,000 ft. above Peters Glacier, 7.7 mi. NW of summit of Mount Mckinley, Alaska Range

History of Wickersham Wall

Named by Bradford Washburn about 1945 for James Wickersham, 1857-1939. Judge Wickersham made the first attempt to climb McKinley by this wall in June 1903. See Mount Wickersham.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mount McKinley A-3 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali A-3 SE (2015),

Places Near Wickersham Wall

Basins:

Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Cat Scratch,

Glaciers:

East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Great Icefall, Harper Glacier, Harper Icefall, Jeffery Glacier, Lower Icefall, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Peters Basin, Peters Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Tluna Icefall, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

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

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Kahiltna Pass, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Peters Pass, Ruth Gap, Windy Corner,

Peaks:

Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,