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Mount Foraker

Mount Foraker
Photo: Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateAlaska
Elevation17,402 ft (5,304 m)
Prominence7,201 ft (2,195 m) — an ultra-prominent peak
RangeAlaska Range
Protected areaDenali National Park and Preserve

Source: Wikidata Q1179471 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount Foraker

Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali. It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range, and the third highest peak in the United States. It rises almost directly above the standard base camp for Denali, on a fork of the Kahiltna Glacier also near Mount Hunter in the Alaska Range.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q1179471; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.