Information About

Mount Deception

Quick Facts

Region:

Denali

Nearest City:

Petersville

Elevation:

11539 ft (3517.09 m)

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, E of Brooks Glacier, 16 mi. ENE of Mount Mckinley, Alaska Range

History of Mount Deception

Named and first climbed by four men of a U.S. Army crash investigation party, November 13, 1944, after and airplane crash on the mountain 2 months before.

Found on the following 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 NE (2015),

Places Near Mount Deception

Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Brooks Glacier, Buckskin Glacier, Muldrow Glacier, North Fork Ruth Glacier,

Locales:

Japanese Couloir,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Brooks, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Deception, Mount Dickey, East Pyramid Peak, Mount Eldridge, Explorers Peak, Mount Mather, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Mooses Tooth, Oastler Mountain, Ragged Peak, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Tripyramid, Wedge Peak, West Pyramid Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Brooks Gap, The Gateway, Oastler Pass, Silverthrone Col,

Reserves:

Denali Wilderness,

Streams:

Coal Creek, Crystal Creek, East Fork Clearwater Creek, Pirate Creek, Wolverine Creek,