Mighty Mt. McKinley, Denali Park, Alaska,
Here is Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountian in North America in Denali National Park, Alaska. This is a summer picutre. I was very lucky to be there on a day when the peak was visible. I used a longer lense to get a closer view of th summit.
The summit is 20,320 feet. (6,194m).
Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton. Mount McKinley has been uplifted by tectonic pressure while at the same time, erosion has stripped away the (somewhat softer) sedimentary rock above and around it. There are two summits, the north and the south.
The north summit was reached in 1910 by four amatures carrying a bag a doughnuts and some hot chocolate and a lodge pole. The highest summit the south was reached in 1913. The weather is fierce and very changeable. There is less oxygen then at Mt. Everest because it is much father from the equater. It is also a steeper climb almost 18,000 feet from the base. It desverse its nickname as "The Great One."
PLEASE VIEW THIS ONE ON LARGE YOU WILL BE HAPPY!
Mighty Mt. McKinley, Denali Park, Alaska,
Here is Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountian in North America in Denali National Park, Alaska. This is a summer picutre. I was very lucky to be there on a day when the peak was visible. I used a longer lense to get a closer view of th summit.
The summit is 20,320 feet. (6,194m).
Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton. Mount McKinley has been uplifted by tectonic pressure while at the same time, erosion has stripped away the (somewhat softer) sedimentary rock above and around it. There are two summits, the north and the south.
The north summit was reached in 1910 by four amatures carrying a bag a doughnuts and some hot chocolate and a lodge pole. The highest summit the south was reached in 1913. The weather is fierce and very changeable. There is less oxygen then at Mt. Everest because it is much father from the equater. It is also a steeper climb almost 18,000 feet from the base. It desverse its nickname as "The Great One."
PLEASE VIEW THIS ONE ON LARGE YOU WILL BE HAPPY!