Information About

Scott Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 20' 42" N,
150 ° 7' 25" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

8635 ft (2631.95 m)

Scott Peak in Detail.

About

In Denali National Park, N of the head of Sunset Glacier, 14 mi. E of the mouth of McKinley River, and 33 mi NE of Denali, Alaska Range.

History

Named in 1953 by R. E. Isto, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Bradford Washburn for Lieutenant Gordon D. Scott, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who was killed in the course of mapping operations in the area.

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-1 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-1 SE (2016),

Places Near Scott Peak

Glaciers:

Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Divide Mountain, Mount Eielson, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Polychrome Mountain, Red Mountain, Scott Peak, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Anderson Pass, Highway Pass, Polychrome Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Streams:

Contact Creek, Fault Creek, Granite Creek, Little Stony Creek, Sunrise Creek,

Cities:

Toklat,