Information About

Silverthrone Col

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Location

63 ° 8' 19" N,
150 ° 42' 19.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Parent

Elevation

10620 ft (3236.98 m)

Silverthrone Col in Detail.

About

between Brooks and Traleika Glaciers, with West Pyramid Peak to N and Mount Silverthrone to S, 10.7 mi. NE of summit of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1945 by a U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) Cold Weather test party; reported in 1946 by Bradford Washburn.

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 NE (2015),

Places Near Silverthrone Col

Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Glaciers:

Brooks Glacier, Glacier G209459E62947N, Great Icefall, Lower Icefall, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Locales:

Japanese Couloir,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Brooks, Mount Carpe, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Deception, Mount Dickey, East Pyramid Peak, Explorers Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Huntington, Mount Koven, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Mooses Tooth, Oastler Mountain, 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, Karstens Col, Oastler Pass, Pittock Pass, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Karstens Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Carlson Creek, Pirate Creek,