Kahiltna Peaks, Denali National Park

#72 among attractions in Denali National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Kahiltna Peaks are two prominent summits on a western spur of Denali in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park. The 13,440-foot east peak and the 12,835-foot west peak are separated from the main Denali massif by Kahiltna Notch, between the northeast and east forks of Kahiltna Glacier. ()

Elevation: 13440 ftProminence: 1480 ftCoordinates: 63°1'43"N, 151°4'59"W

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Kahiltna Peaks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Denali, Alaska Range, Mount Hunter, Fourteener.

3.7 miNE
North America's tallest mountain
Denali, Denali National Park
95 min walk • Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. With a topographic prominence of 20,194 feet and a topographic isolation of 4,621.1 miles, Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alaska Range, Denali National Park
94 min walk • The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 600-mile-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast.
5.5 miS
Massive peak with steep, icy ascents
Mount Hunter, Denali National Park
140 min walk • Mount Hunter or Begguya is a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska. It is approximately eight miles south of Denali, the highest peak in North America. "Begguya" means child in the Dena'ina language. Mount Hunter is the third-highest major peak in the Alaska Range.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fourteener, Denali National Park
94 min walk • In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 ft. The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has the most of any single state; Alaska is second with 29.
4.2 miSW
Mountain
Radio Control Tower
108 min walk • Radio Control Tower is an 8,670 ft elevation nunatak located in the Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier valley in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
3.7 miSW
Mountain
Mount Frances
95 min walk • Mount Frances is a 10,450 ft mountain summit located in the Kahiltna Glacier valley in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kahiltna Dome, Denali National Park
133 min walk • Kahiltna Dome is a 12,411-foot mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 7.3 mi west of Denali. It is separated from Denali by a deep glacial valley occupied by Kahiltna Glacier, with Kahiltna Pass at its head.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Capps, Denali National Park
121 min walk • Mount Capps is a 10,551-foot mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, southwest of Denali on a ridge between Denali and Mount Crosson, close to Kahiltna Dome and at the heads of Peters Glacier and Kahiltna Glacier.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Harper Glacier, Denali National Park
137 min walk • Harper Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates on Denali at more than 19,000 feet between Denali's North Peak and South Peak, falling to the northeast between the Karsten Ridge and the Taylor Spur.