Subpeaks and Nearby Mountains
Besides the North Summit mentioned above, other less significant features on the massif which are sometimes included as separate peaks are:
- South Buttress, 15,885 feet (4,842 m); mean prominence = 335 feet (102 m)
- East Buttress high point, 14,730 feet (4,490 m); mean prominence = 380 feet (116 m)
- East Buttress, most topographically prominent point, 14,650 feet (4,465 m); mean prominence = 600 feet (183 m)
- Browne Tower, 14,530 feet (4,429 m); mean prominence = 75 feet (23 m)
None of these peaks are usually regarded as worthwhile objectives in their own right; however they often appear on lists of the highest peaks of the United States. (Only one appears on the List of United States Fourteeners on Wikipedia.)
Nearby important peaks include:
- Mount Foraker
- Mount Silverthrone
- Mount Hunter
- Mount Huntington
- Mount Dickey
- The Moose's Tooth
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