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Peters Dome

Peters Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Peters Dome rises to 3,222 m in Alaska. Denali stands 6,190 m to the southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeffery Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

Peters Dome is a 10,571-foot (3,222 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 7.6 mi (12 km) northwest of Denali. It is separated from Denali by a deep glacial valley, the Peters Basin, which is the source of Peters Glacier, about 3,000 feet (910 m) below Peters Dome's summit. It is described as a glacier-covered dome.

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Wikidata Q14680189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.13625, -151.20197

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
  • Jeffery Point: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Capps: 4.0 mi
  • Jeffery Dome: 4.5 mi
  • Kahiltna Dome: 5.8 mi
  • North Peak: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Ruth Glacier Landing: 18.1 mi
  • McKinley River: 23.5 mi
  • McKinley River Bar trail start: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DenaliSE 127°6,190 m7.7 mi
North PeakESE 114°5,913 m6.7 mi
Archdeacons TowerSE 127°5,911 m7.1 mi
Mount ForakerSSW 207°5,303 m13.6 mi
Mount HunterSSE 165°4,442 m13.2 mi
Mount StevensSSE 164°4,233 m15.5 mi
Kahiltna PeaksSSE 154°4,063 m8.3 mi
Mount SilverthroneE 95°4,014 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0619:1920:20
June solstice03:5522:3600:19
September equinox07:4919:0720:07
December solstice10:44—15:23

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, 24 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4142382767

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