Mount Huntington (Alaska)

Mount Huntington
Elevation 12,240 ft (3,731 m)
Prominence 2,890 ft (881 m)
Location
Location Denali National Park and Preserve, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Range Central Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Talkeetna D-2
Climbing
First ascent 1964 by Lionel Terray et al.
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Mount Huntington is a striking rock and ice pyramid in the Central Alaska Range, about 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Mount McKinley. It is also about 6 miles (10 km) east of Mount Hunter. While overshadowed in absolute elevation by McKinley, Huntington is a steeper peak: in almost every direction, faces drop over 5,000 feet (1,525 m) in about a mile (1.6 km). Even its easiest route presents significantly more technical challenge than the standard route on McKinley, and it is a favorite peak for high-standard technical climbers.

Mount Huntington was first climbed in 1964 by famed French alpinist Lionel Terray and party, via the Northwest Ridge, also called the French Ridge. The second ascent the following year, via the West Face/West Rib, is chronicled by noted climber and author David Roberts in The Mountain of My Fear. The mountain can be accessed either from the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier, on the north side of the mountain, or the Tokositna Glacier, on the south side.

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Notable ascents

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (1991 (reprint)). The Mountain of My Fear/Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative. Seattle, WA, USA: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0898862701. 
  2. ^ Roberts, Jack (1979). "The Timeless Face: The North Face of Mount Huntington". American Alpine Journal 1979 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 22 (53): 70–80. ISSN 0065-6925. 
  3. ^ Thuermer, Angus (1979). "Huntington's Southeast Spur". American Alpine Journal 1979 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 22 (53): 81–89. ISSN 0065-6925. 
  4. ^ Quirk, James (1990). "Moose's Tooth and Huntington". American Alpine Journal 1990 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 32 (64): 43–49. ISBN 0-930410-43-2. 

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