Information About

Pioneer Ridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pioneer Ridge on The Map

Location

63 ° 9' 4" N,
150 ° 57' 19.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

11509 ft (3507.94 m)

Pioneer Ridge in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, W of Muldrow Glacier, extends NNE from N summit of Denali to Gunsight Pass, Alaska Range

History

Named by Bradford Washburn in approx. 1945 for "the sourdough party of Taylor, Anderson, McGonagall (McGonogal), and Lloyd, who made the first ascent of McKinley's North Peak, which was completed along the upper part of this ridge." See Denali.