Mount Deception (Alaska)
| Mount Deception | |
|---|---|
  Mount Deception Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,539 ft (3,517 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 2,126 ft (648 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 63°09′30″N 150°31′51″W / 63.15833°N 150.53083°WCoordinates: 63°09′30″N 150°31′51″W / 63.15833°N 150.53083°W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | November 1944 |
| Easiest route | Northeast ridge |
Mount Deception is a 11,539-foot (3,517 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Deception lies 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast Denali,overlooking Brooks Glacier. The glacier-covered mountain was named by a U.S. Army crash investigation party on November 13, 1944, who were the first to ascend the mountain while investigating an airplane crash that happened in September 1944.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mount Deception". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- 1 2 "Mount Deception". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- 1 2 "Mount Deception". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
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