Mount Capps
| Mount Capps | |
|---|---|
  Mount Capps Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,551 ft (3,216 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 340 ft (100 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 63°04′47″N 151°11′07″W / 63.07972°N 151.18528°WCoordinates: 63°04′47″N 151°11′07″W / 63.07972°N 151.18528°W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-3 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Kahiltna Pass |
Mount Capps is a 10,551-foot (3,216 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, southwest of Denali on a ridge between Denali and Mount Crosson, close to Kahiltna Dome and at the heads of Peters Glacier and Kahiltna Glacier. Mount Capps was named in 1952 by after U.S. Geological Survey geologist Stephen Reid Capps.[3][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mount Capps". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- 1 2 "Mount Capps". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- 1 2 "Mount Capps". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
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