United States Alaska Denali
North America's tallest peak, soaring to 20,310 feet, part of the Alaska Range, and renowned for stunning vistas and challenging climbs.
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Lifting 20,000 feet above sea level and hailing as the highest peak in North America,
Mount Denali (or Mount McKinley, as it was known previously!) is one aspect of the park you simply can’t ignore. It’s actually visible some 200 miles away–that’s just how colossal its snow-doused flanks are. Climbing the summit is a real challenge (with only a 50% success rate), but you don’t have to harness up to enjoy Denali. Mind-blowing views of the mountain are on offer from Primrose Ridge and the
Stony Hill Scenic Overlook to name just two.
jrfrancis
2 years ago
Denali is the real name for the peak also known as Mount McKinley. At 20,156 feet tall, it’s the highest in all of North America. The climbing should be left to the pros, but head to the scenic byways of Denali National Park and you’ll find some seriously dramatic lookout points from where you can appreciate the giant in full.
jrfrancis
3 years ago
Denali Articles
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Anyone who’s ever seen Sean Penn’s Into the Wild (2007), a wonderful biopic of the intrepid Alexander Supertramp, should be acquainted with the sheer sublimity of Alaska’s deepest wilderness. That’s precisely what awaits in the eye-wateringly wonderful Denali National Park. Here, glaciers converge on swathes of taiga plains, spruce forests cascade to steppes, tundra crashes […]
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Danali National Park‘s Mount McKinley (aka Denali) in Alaska takes the prize for the highest peak in the United States at 6,190 meters (20,310 feet). In fact, Alaska has the top 10 tallest mountains in United States! Coming in 2nd through 10th place we have: Mount Saint Elias on the Yukon, Canada and Alaska border, […]