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Starting in the mid 1880s to early 1900s, early non-native explorers traversed various sections of the Alaska Range. The first recorded expedition was in the
Eastern Alaska Range led by
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Tok to Lake Clark (1996): Kevin
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in 1869 calls the southwestern part of the Alaska Range the "Chigmit
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passes through the Alaska Range and offers travelers a close up-look at some of the lower peaks
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via Miles Pass. He noted that it would be possible to build a road from
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is situated on the northern slopes of the eastern section of the range.
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applied the name "Tschigmit" to this mountain range. A map made by the
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in 1885. His team went from
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Glaciers. Four major rivers cross the Alaska Range, including the
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Landforms of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
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246:Mount Hayes and the eastern Alaska Range mountains
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498:basin through Skolai Pass in what is now called
1242:Mountains of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
748:Documented wilderness traverses of Alaska Range
372:Parts of the Alaska Range are protected within
1247:Mountains of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
1222:Landforms of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
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1212:Landforms of Copper River Census Area, Alaska
943:entry is inconsistent; part of it designates
843:flows from the ice fields of the Alaska Range
374:Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
1237:Mountains of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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1041:Alaska Road Commission Historical Narrative
1064:(Report). United States Geological Survey.
1184:Churkin, M., Jr., and C. Carter. (1996).
858:"New Elevation for Nation's Highest Peak"
1252:Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
1108:. Vol. 191. 1997. pp. 118–131.
1076:"Ski Traverse of the Whole Alaska Range"
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1232:Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska
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514:and George Homans Eldridge crossed
326:in the center of the range and the
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378:Denali National Park and Preserve
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686:Subranges (from west to east)
62:20,310 ft (6,190 m)
16:North American mountain range
1106:National Geographic Magazine
1016:University of Nebraska Press
199:at its southwest end to the
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969:entry for the Alaska Range.
880:"Topographic map of Denali"
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694:Alaska Range Mountain Peaks
254:View from Denali State Park
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1039:Naske, Claus (June 1983).
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215:, the highest mountain in
1059:Broad Pass Region, Alaska
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1227:Mountain ranges of Yukon
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1124:American Alpine Journal
1120:"Alaska Range Traverse"
1080:American Alpine Journal
1057:Fred H. Moffit (1916).
982:Fred H. Moffit (1954).
73:List of mountain ranges
965:Name history from the
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367:Aleutian Volcanic Arc
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705:Revelation Mountains
480:Prince William Sound
396:via Windy Pass, the
386:George Parks Highway
347:Pacific Ring of Fire
341:Alaska Range Glacier
272:Pacific Coast Ranges
168:Pacific Coast Ranges
102:63.0695°N 151.0074°W
826:Summit Lake, Alaska
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221:American Cordillera
185:southcentral region
158:American Cordillera
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737:Mentasta Mountains
713:Kichatna Mountains
709:Teocalli Mountains
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488:Frederick Schwatka
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107:63.0695; -151.0074
42:Highest point
950:Neacola Mountains
700:Neacola Mountains
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520:Nenana River
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22:Alaska Range
594:Mount Hayes
526:Major peaks
508:E. F. Glenn
502:. In 1898,
492:White River
484:Yukon River
472:H. T. Allen
449: [
414:Tok, Alaska
410:Tok Cut-Off
406:Isabel Pass
359:Mount Spurr
355:earthquakes
238:Description
201:White River
105: /
93:151°00′27″W
80:Coordinates
1196:Categories
1134:2023-05-24
1090:2023-05-24
923:2023-05-24
889:2023-05-24
832:References
799:paraglider
777:Lake Clark
775:Canada to
516:Broad Pass
442:W. H. Dall
408:, and the
349:, and the
197:Lake Clark
189:U.S. state
164:Borders on
90:63°04′10″N
394:Fairbanks
390:Anchorage
312:Tokositna
228:Himalayas
118:Geography
58:Elevation
904:"Denali"
820:See also
805:Cantwell
785:packraft
522:valley.
316:Kahiltna
304:Eldridge
284:Cantwell
280:glaciers
270:and the
262:and the
230:and the
864:May 24,
809:Yakutat
676:11,670
663:11,890
650:12,240
637:12,339
624:13,020
611:13,218
598:13,832
585:14,573
572:17,400
559:20,310
482:to the
436:History
328:Nabesna
300:Muldrow
292:Susitna
288:Castner
195:, from
187:of the
183:in the
134:Country
68:Listing
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993:17 May
721:Massif
719:Denali
679:3,560
666:3,620
653:3,730
640:3,761
627:3,970
614:4,029
601:4,216
588:4,442
575:5,300
562:6,190
555:Denali
420:. The
402:Valdez
380:, and
314:, and
296:Yanert
213:Denali
205:Canada
193:Alaska
145:Alaska
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