Wedge Peak (Alaska)

Wedge Peak
Wedge Peak

Alaska

Highest point
Elevation 9,941 ft (3,030 m)
Coordinates 63°12′11″N 150°30′34″W / 63.20306°N 150.50944°W / 63.20306; -150.50944Coordinates: 63°12′11″N 150°30′34″W / 63.20306°N 150.50944°W / 63.20306; -150.50944[1]
Geography
Location Denali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount McKinley A-2

Wedge Peak is a 9,941-foot (3,030 m) 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 (Alaska) is immediately to the east. The peak was named in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Force cold weather test expedition..[2][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wedge Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. "Wedge peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
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