Information About

Archdeacons Tower

Quick Facts

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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.