Mount Silverthrone (Alaska)

Mount Silverthrone
Mount Silverthrone
	Mount Silverthrone from the north
Highest point
Elevation	13,220 ft (4,030 m)
Prominence	3,240 ft (990 m)
Listing	North America highest peaks 111th; US highest major peaks 92nd; Alaska highest major peaks 22nd;
Coordinates	63°06′56.9″N 150°40′34.7″W
Geography
	Mount Silverthrone Denali National Park and Preserve; Alaska, United States
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Denali A-2
Climbing
First ascent	1945, Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster

Mount Silverthrone is 13,220 ft (4,030 m) glaciated mountain summit located in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated 10.8 mi (17 km) east of Denali. The first ascent of this peak was made April 12, 1945, by Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster. It was so named by the U.S. Army Forces Cold Weather test party because of its stately appearance at the head of Brooks Glacier.

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