Information About

The Rooster Comb

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 58' 23.002" N,
150 ° 50' 3.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

9665 ft (2945.89 m)

The Rooster Comb in Detail.

About

SW of Ruth Amphitheater, 10 mi. SE of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Name submitted by Bradford Washburn in 1957; mountain originally described in 1910 by Claude Rusk in the story of the Mazama Expedition, as "a remarkable mountain * * * its tip a sucession of corniced spires like a gre at rooster comb."

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