United States · Alaska Range6,190 m (20,308 ft)Denali 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Denali. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Staging bivouac on the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier beneath the bergschrund of the Japanese Couloir.
Exposed snow ledge hacked into the hanging ice above the initial technical 1,000-foot couloir.
Narrow rocky perch situated above the crux rock pitches on the sheer granite spine.
High bivouac site on the exposed crest below the summit snow triangle amidst severe Arctic winds.
Summit ridge juncture where the Cassin Ridge merges with the upper West Buttress route.
Staging base camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier where ski-equipped bush planes land.
Initial glacier camp situated at the base of Ski Hill on the main Kahiltna Glacier trunk.
Substantial intermediate glacier camp below Kahiltna Pass and Motorcycle Hill.
Primary high-altitude acclimatization basin featuring medical ranger tents beneath the Headwall fixed lines.
Extreme high wind-scoured camp perched on the saddle above the Washburn Thumb, staging the summit push.
The highest point in North America, reached via the Football Field and the airy Kahiltna Horn ridge.
Total vertical rise from Base of South Face (Valley of Death) (3,700m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 63°04′09″ N, 151°00′25″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Denali
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, soaring to an elevation of 6,190 metres in south-central Alaska. Ranked third among the world's most topographically prominent summits, it possesses greater vertical base-to-peak relief than Mount Everest, rising over 5,500 vertical metres above the surrounding glacial plains amidst severe Arctic storms and extreme sub-zero temperatures.