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

Talkeetna

Elevation

9070 ft (2764.54 m)

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.