Denali
North America's summit
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, located in Alaska.
The name comes from the Koyukon Athabascan language and means "the high one" or "the great one." The peak was officially called Mount McKinley from 1917 to 2015, when the U.S. government restored the indigenous name.
We could see Denali from a hundred miles away.
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- pristinePure and untouched
- remoteDistant or controller
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
caribou · wolf · moose · glacier · tundra · taiga · ecosystem · conservation
Scottish-Irish surname
- tallestGreatest in stature
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- recordPreserved account or achievement
extreme · formidable · challenging · deadly · iconic
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- elevationHeight above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- highpointMaximum achievement reached
- basecampExpedition's operational center
prominence · verticality · massif · granite · ice wall · cornice · serac · crevasse
Central Alaskan city
- JuneauLargest U.S. state's capital
- KenaiAlaskan peninsula and city
- KodiakAlaskan island and bear
- NomeFar-north Alaskan city
Sitka · Yukon · Iditarod · Aleutian · Inuit · Athabascan · Bering · Arctic
Organized exploratory journey
- ascentUpward movement
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- fixed lineWired telephone connection
crampon · ice axe · high camp · porter · summit bid · turnaround · frostbite · altitude sickness
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
grizzly · caribou · wolf · moose · glacier · tundra · taiga · ecosystem · conservation · solitude
McKinley
Scottish-Irish surname
- tallestGreatest in stature
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
record · extreme · formidable · challenging · deadly · iconic
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- elevationHeight above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- highpointMaximum achievement reached
basecamp · prominence · verticality · massif · granite · ice wall · cornice · serac · crevasse
Fairbanks
Central Alaskan city
Nome · Sitka · Yukon · Iditarod · Aleutian · Inuit · Athabascan · Bering · Arctic · tundra
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- ascentUpward movement
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- climbingAscending by physical effort
fixed line · crampon · ice axe · high camp · porter · summit bid · turnaround · frostbite · altitude sickness · cache
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Kodiak, Nome
- Alaska MountainsMount McKinley, Alaska Range, White Mountains
- Alaska PlacesJuneau, Fairbanks, Nome, Sitka, Ketchikan
- Northern ParksGlacier Bay, Banff, Jasper, Svalbard
- arctic peaksMount McKinley, Mount Logan
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
DenaliDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Mariana Trench · Dead Sea · sea level · Challenger Deep · lowlands
DenaliDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Sahara Desert · Arabian Desert · Amazon basin · tropical rainforest
- Denali National ParkAlaskan preserve with highest summit
- Mount DenaliAlaska's supreme summit