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Kahiltna Dome

Coordinates: 63°03′18″N 151°14′11″W / 63.05500°N 151.23639°W / 63.05500; -151.23639
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Kahiltna Dome
Kahiltna Dome is located in Alaska
Kahiltna Dome
Kahiltna Dome
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation12,411 ft (3,783 m)[1]
Prominence2,175 ft (663 m)[2]
Parent peakDenali[1]
Coordinates63°03′18″N 151°14′11″W / 63.05500°N 151.23639°W / 63.05500; -151.23639[3]
Geography
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest routeNorth ridge

Kahiltna Dome is a 12,411-foot (3,783 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 7.3 mi (12 km) west of Denali. It is separated from Denali by a deep glacial valley occupied by Kahiltna Glacier, with Kahiltna Pass at its head. It is described as an ice-covered dome, the 56th-highest peak in Alaska.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kahiltna Dome". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Kahiltna Dome". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Kahiltna Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-04.