Mount Hunter (or Begguya) is a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska. Begguya means child (of Denali) in the Dena'ina language. This is due to Mt. Hunter being immediately south of Denali. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Alaska Range is a mountain range that extends for about 650 km (400 mi) across south-central Alaska, from Iliamna Lake at the SW end to White River in Canada at the SE end. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Denali National Park Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1... Dena’ina (also Tanaina) is the Athabaskan language of the Cook Inlet area of Alaska, with four dialects located: Kenai Peninsula southcentral Alaska Upper Cook Inlet north of Anchorage, Alaska Coastal west side of the Cook Inlet Inland areas of the west side of the Cook Inlet Dena’ina can...

in 1903, Robert Dunn, reporter for the "New York Commercial Advertiser," with F. A. Cook, named the mountain in honor of his aunt Anna Falconnet Hunter, 1885-1941, who financed his trip.

Fred Beckey, Heinrich Harrer and Henry Meybohm completed the first ascent in 1954. Fred Beckey (born 1923) is a legendary American mountaineer, who has made hundreds of first ascents, more than any other North American climber ever. ... Heinrich Harrer Heinrich Harrer (born July 6, 1912 in Hüttenberg) is an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, Geographer and Author. ...

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Description in the Peakware Mountain Encyclopedia