Information About

Mount Deception

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 9' 29.999" N,
150 ° 31' 50.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

11539 ft (3517.09 m)

Mount Deception in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, E of Brooks Glacier, 16 mi. ENE of Mount Mckinley, Alaska Range

History

Named and first climbed by four men of a U.S. Army crash investigation party, November 13, 1944, after and airplane crash on the mountain 2 months before.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Mount Deception
Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Brooks Glacier, Buckskin Glacier, Muldrow Glacier, North Fork Ruth Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Brooks, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Deception, Mount Dickey, East Pyramid Peak, Mount Eldridge, Explorers Peak, Mount Mather, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Mooses Tooth, Oastler Mountain, Ragged Peak, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Tripyramid, Wedge Peak, West Pyramid Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Brooks Gap, The Gateway, Oastler Pass, Silverthrone Col,

Streams:

Coal Creek, Crystal Creek, East Fork Clearwater Creek, Pirate Creek, Wolverine Creek,