Information About

Denali Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 4' 59.999" N,
151 ° 1' 40.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

18205 ft (5548.88 m)

Fatalities

3

Denali Pass in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, at head of Harper Glacier, between Churchill Peaks of Denali; Alaska Range

History

named by the U.S. Army Alaskan Test Expedition in March 1943, "so that the old Kuskokwim (Tanana) Indian name for McKinley would forever be preserved on a prominent feature near the top of the peak."

Fatalities

On May 25, 2011, 2 people died while mountaineering. Read More

On May 16, 2011, 1 person died while mountaineering. Read More

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 Denali Pass

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, Farthing Horn, Mount Frances, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Hunter, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, Denali, North Peak, Peters Dome, The Rooster Comb, 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, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,