Mount Frances

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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. It is situated north of the Kahiltna Glacier base camp for mountaineers attempting to climb Denali, Mount Foraker, or Mount Hunter. The summit of Mt. Frances is the best viewpoint from which to see all three giants from one location. Mount Frances is set 7.43 mi southwest of Denali, 3.47 mi northwest of Mount Hunter, and 1.3 mi northwest of Radio Control Tower. Access to the area is via air taxi from Talkeetna. The mountain's name honors Frances Randall, the first Denali Base Camp manager for nine climbing seasons. She was planning a tenth season, but cancer claimed her life. Her expertise was instrumental in coordinating many rescues that saved lives and earned her the nicknames Guardian Angel of McKinley, and Kahiltna Queen. She was a member of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, often playing the violin at base camp over the CB radio. In 1964 she became the sixth woman to reach the summit of Mount McKinley. ()

Coordinates: 62°59'19"N, 151°9'45"W

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

7.4 miNE
North America's tallest mountain
Denali, Denali National Park
189 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.
7.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alaska Range, Denali National Park
189 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.
3.5 miSE
Massive peak with steep, icy ascents
Mount Hunter, Denali National Park
89 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.
7.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fourteener, Denali National Park
189 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.
1.3 miSE
Mountain
Radio Control Tower
34 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.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kahiltna Dome, Denali National Park
131 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.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Crosson, Denali National Park
97 min walk • Mount Crosson is a 12,352-foot mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Crosson lies to the northeast of Mount Foraker, overlooking Kahiltna Glacier.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stevens, Denali National Park
143 min walk • Mount Stevens is a mountain located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Mount Stevens is flanked to the northwest by Mount Hunter, and is about 10 miles south of Mount McKinley.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kahiltna Peaks, Denali National Park
95 min walk • 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.