Brooks Glacier, Denali National Park

#10 among attractions in Denali National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Brooks Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates on the east face of Mount Silverthrone at Brooks Gap. The 9-mile glacier moves northeast, joining Muldrow Glacier between Mount Brooks and Ragged Peak. Brooks Glacier was named by T.G. Gerdine of the U.S. Geological Survey circa 1900 for geologist Alfred Hulse Brooks. ()

Length: 9 miCoordinates: 63°9'44"N, 150°35'38"W

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Brooks Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Silverthrone, Mount Brooks, Mount Deception, Wedge Peak.

4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Silverthrone, Denali National Park
105 min walk • Mount Silverthrone is 13,220 ft glaciated mountain summit located in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated 10.8 mi east of Denali. The first ascent of this peak was made April 12, 1945, by Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster. It was so named by the U.S.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Brooks, Denali National Park
62 min walk • Mount Brooks is a mountain peak in the central Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve. The 11,890-foot mountain is part of a ridge extending northeastward from the main Denali massif, which includes Pyramid Peak and Mount Silverthrone.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Deception, Denali National Park
48 min walk • Mount Deception is a 11,539-foot mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Deception lies 16 miles east-southeast of Denali, overlooking Brooks Glacier. The glacier-covered mountain was named by a U.S.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wedge Peak, Denali National Park
96 min walk • Wedge Peak is a 9,941-foot mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Wedge Peak lies to the northeast of Denali overlooking Brooks Glacier and Muldrow Glacier. Mount Mather is immediately to the east. The peak was named in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Force cold weather test expedition.

Brooks Glacier, Denali National Park

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Brooks Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Silverthrone, Denali National Park

Mount Brooks, Denali National Park

Mount Deception, Denali National Park

Wedge Peak, Denali National Park