Mount Hunter (Alaska)
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Mount Hunter or Begguya is a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska. It is approximately eight miles (13 km) south of Denali, the highest peak in North America. "Begguya" means child (of Denali) in the Dena'ina language. Mount Hunter is the third-highest major peak in the Alaska Range.
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Mount Hunter | |
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Begguya | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,573 ft (4,442 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 4,653 ft (1,418 m)[1] |
Isolation | 6.88 mi (11.07 km)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 62°57′03″N 151°05′22″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Parent range | Alaska Range |
Topo map | USGS Talkeetna D-3[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1954 by Fred Beckey, Heinrich Harrer, Henry Meybohm[3] |
Easiest route | serious snow/ice/rock climb (Alaska Grade 4, 5.8, AI 3) |
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Mount Hunter has a complex structure: it is topped by a large, low-angled glacier plateau, connecting the North (Main) Summit and the South Summit (13,965 feet or 4,257 m). Long, corniced ridges extend in various directions; between them are exceptionally steep faces.