Mount Foraker
Mount Foraker rises to 5,303 m in Alaska. Denali stands 6,190 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Crosson, a peak 5.1 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali. It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range, and the third highest peak in the United States. It rises almost directly above the standard base camp for Denali, on a fork of the Kahiltna Glacier also near Mount Hunter in the Alaska Range. Its north peak was first climbed on August 6, 1934, and its higher south peak was climbed four days later on August 10, by Charles Houston, T. Graham Brown, and Chychele Waterston, via the west ridge.
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Wikidata Q1179471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5,303 m
How to reach it
46 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Crosson: 5.1 mi
- Kahiltna Dome: 8.2 mi
- Mount Hunter: 9.6 mi
- Mount Capps: 10.6 mi
- Mount Stevens: 10.8 mi
- Ruth Glacier Landing: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Foraker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali | ENE 58° | 6,190 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Peak | NE 52° | 5,913 m | 15.5 mi |
| Archdeacons Tower | ENE 56° | 5,911 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Hunter | E 94° | 4,442 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Stevens | ESE 105° | 4,233 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kahiltna Peaks | ENE 64° | 4,063 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Carpe | NE 52° | 3,826 m | 21.4 mi |
| Kahiltna Dome | NE 38° | 3,783 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:07 | 19:20 | 20:21 |
| June solstice | 04:00 | 22:35 | 00:17 |
| September equinox | 07:50 | 19:08 | 20:08 |
| December solstice | 10:43 | — | 15:26 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/655215575
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