Mount Tatum
| Mount Tatum | |
|---|---|
.JPG){kind=spacer} Tatum in front of Carpe with Denali in back | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,140 ft (3,395 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,440 ft (439 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Carpe[1] |
| Coordinates | 63°10′49″N 150°48′28″W / 63.18028°N 150.80778°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Tatum Location in Alaska | |
| Location | Denali Borough Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-2 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Southeast ridge |
Mount Tatum is an 11,140-foot (3,395 m) mountain summit in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Tatum lies to the northeast of Denali on Carpe Ridge with Muldrow Glacier to the west and Traleika Glacier to the east. Mount Tatum was named about 1945 by Bradford Washburn for Robert G. Tatum, a participant in the first ascent of Mount McKinley, reaching the South Peak on June 1, 1913.[3][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Tatum". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "Mount Tatum". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Mount Tatum". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.