Information About

Thunder Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 52' 58.44" N,
151 ° 7' 29.28" W

Region

Alaska Range

Nearest City

Elevation

9070 ft (2764.54 m)

Uses

Thunder Mountain in Detail.

About

Thunder Mountain lies just south of Denali Basecamp to the east of the Kahiltna Glacier. It's a long ridge that rises west to east topping out on a prominence know as Providence (10920).

History

Thunder Mountain is the scene of one of the deadliest civilian incidents in Denali where Craig Steven Layson flying for K2 Aviation went down with four Polish tourist just below the ridge, Aug. 2018.

Thunder Mountain Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Thunder Mountain.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 NE (2014),

Places Near Thunder Mountain

Basins:

Glaciers:

Crown Glacier, East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Harper Glacier, Hidden Glacier, Kahiltna Glacier, Kanikula Glacier, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Pika Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, West Fork Ruth Glacier,

Locales:

Denali Base Camp,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Mount Capps, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Coronet, Mount Crosson, Crown Jewel, Dragon Spine, Dragons Head, Farthing Horn, Mount Goldie, Hobbit King, Mount Hunter, Italys Boot, Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Lady in Waiting, Denali, Munchkin, North Peak, North Troll, Peak 6835, Royal Tower, Scimitar, South Peak, South Troll, Mount Stevens, The Throne, Witches Hat, Your Highness,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Exit Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Kahiltna Pass, One Shot Gap, Ruth Gap, Windy Corner,

Peaks:

Avalanche Spire, Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, Crosson Ridge, Southeast Spur, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,

Routes:

Little Switzerland,