Explorers Peak
Explorers Peak, despite its romantic name, is just the 179th-highest mountain in Alaska.
Plan Around Explorers Peak
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Explorers Peak Details
Explorers Peak, despite its romantic name, is just the 179th-highest mountain in Alaska, although -- for perspective -- at 8,251 feet it would dwarf 6,684-foot Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi.
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Nearby Parks Around Explorers Peak
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Explorers Peak
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4.9 mi away
Mount Dan Beard
The 10,082-foot Mt. Dan Beard overlooks the Don Sheldon Amphitheater of Ruth Glacier .
5.3 mi away
Mount Silverthrone
Mt. Silverthrone is 13,219 feet high and thick with glaciers.
5.9 mi away
Don Shelton Amphitheater
The Don Sheldon Amphitheater is sometimes called the single most beautiful spot in Denali.
7.0 mi away
Mount Dickey
The east face of Mt. Dickey is a mile-high sheer granite wall -- as tall as two Half Domes.
7.9 mi away
Brooks Glacier
Brooks Glacier flows northeast for nine miles before merging with Muldrow Glacier.
