Mount Tatum
Mount Tatum rises to 3,369 m in Alaska. Denali stands 6,190 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carpe, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mount Tatum is an 11,140-foot (3,395 m) mountain summit in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Tatum lies to the northeast of Denali on Carpe Ridge with Muldrow Glacier to the west and Traleika Glacier to the east. Mount Tatum was named about 1945 by Bradford Washburn for Robert G. Tatum, a participant in the first ascent of Mount McKinley, reaching the South Peak on June 1, 1913.
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Wikidata Q14680163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3369 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Carpe: 2.6 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 2.6 mi
- West Pyramid Peak: 3.9 mi
- Mount Koven: 4.2 mi
- Central Pyramid Peak: 4.3 mi
- Ruth Glacier Landing: 14.9 mi
- McKinley River: 17.2 mi
- McKinley River Bar trail start: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Mount Tatum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali | SW 219° | 6,190 m | 9.9 mi |
| North Peak | SW 227° | 5,913 m | 8.4 mi |
| Archdeacons Tower | SW 222° | 5,911 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Hunter | SSW 210° | 4,442 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Stevens | SSW 204° | 4,233 m | 19.7 mi |
| Kahiltna Peaks | SW 220° | 4,063 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Silverthrone | SE 137° | 4,014 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Carpe | SW 220° | 3,826 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:04 | 19:17 | 20:18 |
| June solstice | 03:53 | 22:35 | 00:19 |
| September equinox | 07:48 | 19:05 | 20:06 |
| December solstice | 10:43 | — | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 4 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 53 | 56 | 52 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denali 27 N, 19 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4557246066
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