PhotosLocation


MOUNT ELDRIDGE Latitude and Longitude:

63°08′05″N 150°20′48″W / 63.13472°N 150.34667°W / 63.13472; -150.34667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Eldridge
Mount Eldridge is located in Alaska
Mount Eldridge
Mount Eldridge
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation10,394 ft (3,168 m) [1]
Prominence1,656 ft (505 m) [2]
Coordinates 63°08′05″N 150°20′48″W / 63.13472°N 150.34667°W / 63.13472; -150.34667 [3]
Geography
Location Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount McKinley A-1
Climbing
Easiest routeSoutheast ridge

Mount Eldridge is a 10,082-foot (3,073 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Eldridge lies to the northeast of Denali, overlooking Eldridge Glacier. The mountain is a large massif with several summits along a ridge. Mount Eldridge was named in 1953 by Bradford Washburn for U.S. Geological Survey explorer George H. Eldridge. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mount Eldridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Eldridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Eldridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-13.