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Kahiltna Dome

Kahiltna Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Kahiltna Dome rises to 3,783 m in Alaska. Denali stands 6,190 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Capps, a peak 2.4 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

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.

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Wikidata Q14680087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3783 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.05438, -151.23935

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Attractions: 1
  • Ruth Glacier Landing: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kahiltna Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DenaliE 82°6,190 m7.4 mi
North PeakENE 68°5,913 m7.9 mi
Archdeacons TowerE 79°5,911 m7.0 mi
Mount ForakerSW 218°5,303 m8.2 mi
Mount HunterSSE 147°4,442 m8.5 mi
Mount StevensSSE 150°4,233 m10.7 mi
Kahiltna PeaksESE 110°4,063 m5.1 mi
Mount SilverthroneENE 76°4,014 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0619:1920:20
June solstice03:5722:3500:18
September equinox07:4919:0720:08
December solstice10:43—15:24

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F4151329435356524225115
Precip in0.80.71.21.12.02.95.13.92.21.41.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denali 27 N, 30 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Denali National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Nov; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4128400291

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