Information About

Karstens Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 7' 0.001" N,
150 ° 54' 51.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

11509 ft (3507.94 m)

Fatalities

1

Karstens Ridge in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, extends N from Harper Icefall to Karstens Col, 4.5 mi. E of summit of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921, p. 73) for Harry P. Karstens, "in honor of the man, who with Walter's (Harper) help, cut that staircase three miles long amid the perilous complexities of its (Mount McKinley's)[now Denali] chaotic ice-blocks." Karstens, with Archdeacon Stuck, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, made the "first official ascent" of Mount McKinley [now Denali] (South Peak) on June 7, 1913.

Fatalities

On May 15, 1954, 1 person died while mountaineering. Read More

Topo Maps

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Places Near Karstens Ridge
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, Cassin Ridge, Czech Direct, Edge of the World, Football Field, Japanese Couloir, Messner Couloir, Orient Express, Squirrel Hill, West Rib, West Rim, 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, Oastler Mountain, Pease Peak, The Rooster Comb, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens, Mount Tatum, West Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, The Gateway, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Pittock Pass, Ruth Gap, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col, Windy Corner,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,