- Mount Stevens (Alaska)
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Mount Stevens Location in Alaska Elevation 13,895 feet (4,235 m) [1] Prominence 1,000 ft (300 m) [2] Location Location Denali National Park, Alaska, USA Range Alaska Range Coordinates 62°55′14″N 151°03′59″W / 62.9205°N 151.0665°WCoordinates: 62°55′14″N 151°03′59″W / 62.9205°N 151.0665°W Topo map USGS Talkeetna D-3 Mount Stevens is a mountain located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Mount Stevens is flanked to the northwest by Mount Hunter, and is about 10 miles (16 km) south of Mount McKinley.
The mountain was named in 2010, after Ted Stevens (1923–2010), who had represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1968 to 2009.[1] It had been the highest unnamed peak in Alaska, though unofficially called South Hunter Peak.[3]
Mount Stevens stands within the watershed of the Susitna River, which drains into Cook Inlet. The east sides of Mt. Stevens drain into the Tokositna Glacier, thence into the Tokositna River, Chulitna River, and the Susitna. The west sides of Stevens drain into Kahiltna Glacier, thence into Kahiltna River and the Susitna.
Notes
- ^ a b "Hello, Mount Stevens!". Alaska Dispatch. October 19, 2010. http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/alaska-beat/88-alaska-beat/7202-hello-mount-stevens. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Key col elevation between 12,800 and 12,900 ft.
- ^ "Alaska News Nightly: October 18, 2010". Alaska Public Radio Network. October 18, 2010. http://aprn.org/2010/10/18/alaska-news-nightly-october-18-2010/. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
Categories:- Alaska Range
- Mountains of Alaska
- Landforms of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
- Denali National Park and Preserve
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