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Mount Crosson

Mount Crosson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Crosson rises to 3,765 m in Alaska. Denali stands 6,190 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kahiltna Dome, a peak 3.3 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Crosson is a 12,352-foot (3,765 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Crosson lies to the northeast of Mount Foraker, overlooking Kahiltna Glacier. The mountain was named in 1949 by mountaineer Bradford Washburn for bush pilot Joe Crosson.

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Wikidata Q14680143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3765 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.00904, -151.27709

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Attractions: 1
  • Ruth Glacier Landing: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DenaliENE 64°6,190 m9.4 mi
North PeakNE 54°5,913 m10.4 mi
Archdeacons TowerENE 61°5,911 m9.2 mi
Mount ForakerSW 229°5,303 m5.1 mi
Mount HunterSE 125°4,442 m7.0 mi
Mount StevensSE 133°4,233 m9.0 mi
Kahiltna PeaksENE 77°4,063 m6.1 mi
Mount SilverthroneENE 68°4,014 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0619:2020:20
June solstice03:5822:3500:17
September equinox07:5019:0720:08
December solstice10:4315:25

Local time (America/Anchorage).

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4458860770

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