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McKinley, Mount |
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McKinley, Mount, peak, 20,320 ft (6,194 m) high, S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range; highest point in North America. Permanent snowfields cover more than half the mountain and feed numerous glaciers. Known locally as Denali ["the Great One"], Mt. McKinley was first scaled successfully by the American explorer Hudson Stuck Stuck, Hudson, 1863–1920, American missionary and explorer, b. London, England. He emigrated to the United States in 1885, graduated from the Univ. of the South (1892), and was dean (1894–1904) of the Episcopal cathedral at Dallas, Tex. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1913. It is included in Denali National Park and Preserve Denali National Park and Preserve (dənäl`ē) ..... Click the link for more information. . McKinley, MountAthabascan DenaliHighest mountain in North America. Located near the centre of the Alaska Range in south-central Alaska, U.S., and in Denali National Park, it rises to 20,320 ft (6,194 m). The northern peak was first scaled in 1910, and in 1913 Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens ascended the southern peak, the true summit. It was named Densmores Peak in 1889 after a prospector but was renamed in 1896 in honour of Pres. William McKinley. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| North America's highest point is Alaska's Mount McKinley (20,320 ft); its lowest point is in California's Death Valley (282 ft below sea level). When not performing brain surgery, he's climbed Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount McKinley and other peaks. There is the story of a blind man who climbed Mount McKinley. |
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