Kahiltna Dome is a mountain in the central Alaska Range, in
Denali National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (federally designated as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in Nor ...
, west of
Denali
Denali (), federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak on land, measuring . On p. 20 of Helm ...
. 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 peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summi ...
References
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Alaska Range
Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska
Three-thousanders of the United States
Denali National Park and Preserve