Mount Crosson

Mount Crosson
Mount Crosson
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation 12,352 ft (3,765 m) [1]
Prominence 1,600 ft (490 m) [2]
Coordinates 63°00′30″N 151°16′21″W / 63.00833°N 151.27250°W / 63.00833; -151.27250Coordinates: 63°00′30″N 151°16′21″W / 63.00833°N 151.27250°W / 63.00833; -151.27250 [3]
Geography
Location Denali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Alaska Range
Topo map USGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest route Southeast ridge

Mount Crosson is a 12,352-foot (3,765 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Crosson lies to the northeast of Mount Foraker, overlooking Kahiltna Glacier. The mountain was named in 1949 by mountaineer Bradford Washburn for bush pilot Joseph Crosson.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Crosson". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Crosson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Crosson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
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