Information About

Archdeacons Tower

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Archdeacons Tower on The Map

Location

63 ° 4' 26" N,
151 ° 1' 10.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

19393 ft (5910.99 m)

Archdeacons Tower in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, at head of Harper Glacier, 0.5 mi. NW of summit of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1942 by the U.S. Army Alaskan Test Expedition, for Hudson Stuck, 1863-1920, archdeacon of the Yukon, who with Henry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum made the first ascent of the South Peak of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley), June 7, 1913.

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 Archdeacons Tower
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, Mount Tatum,

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

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,