Mount Eldridge is a 10,082-foot (3,073 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Eldridge lies to the northeast of Denali, overlooking Eldridge Glacier. The mountain is a large massif with several summits along a ridge. Mount Eldridge was named in 1953 by Bradford Washburn for U.S. Geological Survey explorer George H. Eldridge.[2][3]
Mount Eldridge | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,394 ft (3,168 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,656 ft (505 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 63°08′05″N 150°20′48″W / 63.13472°N 150.34667°W[3] |
Geography | |
Standort | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Alaska Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-1 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Southeast ridge |
See also
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edit- ^ "Mount Eldridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ a b "Mount Eldridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ a b "Mount Eldridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-13.