Mount McKinley - Subpeaks and Nearby Mountains

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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