Information About

Browne Tower

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Browne Tower on The Map

Location

63 ° 6' 10.001" N,
150 ° 55' 40.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

14107 ft (4299.81 m)

Browne Tower in Detail.

About

In Denali National Park, E of Parker Pass, 6.5 mi NE of the summit of Denali.

History

Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921, p.72) for Belmore Browne, 1880-1954, artist, author, and explorer, who, with H. C. Parker and Merl LaVoy, almost reached the south summit of Mount McKinley [Denali] on July 28, 1912, having been turned back by a storm (Farquhar, 1959, p. 227).

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 Browne Tower
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:

The Autobahn, Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, 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, 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,