Information About

Parker Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 6' 4" N,
150 ° 56' 11" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

14511 ft (4422.95 m)

Parker Pass in Detail.

About

In Denali National Park, between Harper Glacier and Harper Icefall, 3 miles northeast of summit of Denali, Alaska Range; incomplete record.

History

Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921,p73) for Herschel Clifford Parker, 1867-1931, physicist and mining engineer, who accompanied Belmore Browne on the expedition which nearly succeeded in reaching the summit of Mount McKinley [now Denali] in 1912.

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 SW (2015),
Places Near Parker Pass
Basins:

Ruth Ampitheater, 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 Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Tluna Icefall, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Locales:

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

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

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

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

Peaks:

Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

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

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,