Information About

Karstens Col

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 7' 41.999" N,
150 ° 54' 42.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Parent

Elevation

10912 ft (3325.98 m)

Karstens Col in Detail.

About

between Karstens Ridge and Mount Koven, on E side of Muldrow Glacier, 6 mi. NE of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1946 by Bradford Washburn for Harry P. Karstens. See Karstens Ridge.

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 NW (2015),

Places Near Karstens Col

Basins:

Ruth Ampitheater, Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Glaciers:

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

Locales:

The Autobahn, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Mount Barrille, Browne Tower, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Dickey, Farthing Horn, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Hunter, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Denali, North Peak, Oastler Mountain, Pease Peak, The Rooster Comb, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens, Mount Tatum, West Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, The Gateway, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Pittock Pass, Ruth Gap, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col, Windy Corner,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,