Kahiltna Dome is a mountain in the central Alaska Range, in
Denali National Park, west of
Denali
Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thir ...
. It is separated from Denali by a deep glacial valley occupied by
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier of the Alaska Range in the U.S. state of Alaska. It starts on the southwest slope of Denali near Kahiltna Pass (elevation ). Its main channel runs almost due south between Mount Foraker to the west and Mo ...
, with Kahiltna Pass at its head. It is described as an ice-covered dome, the 56th-highest peak in Alaska.
See also
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Mountain peaks of Alaska
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a susexxleast of topographic prominence. All summits i ...
References
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Alaska Range
Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska
Mountains of Alaska
Denali National Park and Preserve