Information About

Mount Balchen

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 37' 25" N,
146 ° 50' 26.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Elevation

9688 ft (2952.9 m)

Mount Balchen in Detail.

About

In the Alaska Range, 7 km (4.4 mi) W of Mount Hayes.

History

Named for Colonel Bernt Bealchen (1899-1973), U.S.A.F., Arctic explorer and aviator.

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes C-6 (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes C-6 SW (2016),

Places Near Mount Balchen

Glaciers:

Susitna Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Balchen, Mount Geist, Mount Giddings, Mount Hayes, Mount Skarland,

Ridges:

Molybdenum Ridge,

Streams:

West Hayes Creek, Whistler Creek,