Information About

West Buttress

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Buttress on The Map

Location

63 ° 4' 48" N,
151 ° 4' 27.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

16060 ft (4895.09 m)

Fatalities

1

West Buttress in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, extends W from Denali Pass, on Mount Mckinley, Alaska Range

History

Descriptive name reported in 1910 by F. A. Cook.

Fatalities

On May 24, 1998, 1 person died while mountaineering. Read More

Topo Maps

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Places Near West Buttress
Basins:

Thayer Basin,

Cliffs:

Wickersham Wall,

Crags:

Cat Scratch,

Glaciers:

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

Locales:

11K Camp, The Autobahn, Camp 1, Cassin Ridge, Czech Direct, Denali Base Camp, Edge of the World, Football Field, Heartbreak Hill, Messner Couloir, Motorcycle Hill, Orient Express, Ski Hill, Squirrel Hill, West Rib, West Rim, Windy Corner,

Mountains:

Archdeacons Tower, Browne Tower, Mount Capps, Mount Carpe, Carter Horn, Churchill Peaks, Mount Crosson, Farthing Horn, Mount Frances, Mount Hunter, Mount Huntington, Jeffery Dome, Jeffery Point, Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Mount Koven, Denali, North Peak, Peters Dome, South Peak - Denali, Mount Stevens,

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Denali Pass, Kahiltna Notch, Kahiltna Pass, Karstens Col, Parker Pass, Peters Pass, Ruth Gap, Windy Corner,

Peaks:

Radio Control Tower,

Ridges:

Annie's Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, Pioneer Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur, Taylor Spur, Thunder Mountain, West Buttress,

Routes:

Deprivation, Moonflower Buttress,