Mount Brooks (Alaska)

Mount Brooks
Mount Brooks

Alaska

Highest point
Elevation 11,890 ft (3,620 m)[1]
Prominence 1,790 ft (550 m)[2]
Parent peak Denali[1]
Coordinates 63°11′16″N 150°38′50″W / 63.18778°N 150.64722°W / 63.18778; -150.64722Coordinates: 63°11′16″N 150°38′50″W / 63.18778°N 150.64722°W / 63.18778; -150.64722[3]
Geography
Location Denali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount McKinley A-3

Mount Brooks is a mountain peak in the central Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve. The 11,890-foot (3,620 m) mountain is part of a ridge extending northeastward from the main Denali massif, which includes Pyramid Peak and Mount Silverthrone. The ridge lies between Brooks Glacier and Traleika Glacier, overlooking Muldrow Glacier to the north. The summit is partly covered by ice.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Brooks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Brooks". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Brooks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-05.


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