Information About

Thayer Basin

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 4' 5.999" N,
150 ° 56' 24" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

14229 ft (4337 m)

Thayer Basin in Detail.

About

In Denali National Park, at the head of Traleika Glacier, on the E slope of South Peak of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1955 by Bradford Washburn for Elton S. Thayer, a National Park Service ranger who was the first to cross this basin while climbling South Peak in May 1954 and who lost his life in the descent.

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mount McKinley A-2 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali A-2 SW (2015),
Places Near Thayer Basin
Basins:

Ruth Ampitheater, Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Cat Scratch,

Glaciers:

East Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Glacier G209237E62899N, Great Icefall, Harper Glacier, Harper Icefall, Jeffery Glacier, Lower Icefall, Northeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Peters Glacier, Southeast Fork Kahiltna Glacier, Tluna Icefall, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Ruth Glacier, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Locales:

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Cassin Ridge, Czech Direct, Edge of the World, Football Field, Messner Couloir, Motorcycle Hill, Orient Express, Squirrel Hill, West Rib, West Rim, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Browne Tower, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Mount Dan Beard, Farthing Horn, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Hunter, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Denali, North Peak, Pease Peak, The Rooster Comb, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens, Mount Tatum,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Gunsight Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Pittock Pass, Ruth Gap, Traleika Col, Windy Corner,

Peaks:

Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,