Mount Foraker
17,402 ft5,304 m
Mountain · Alaska Range · United States
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali. It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range, and the third highest peak in the United States.
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At the summit · forecast for 3:00 PM
-10 °FMostly clear · wind 3 mph from the SE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Foraker, 17,402 ft
- 3:00 PM-10 °FSE 3 mph–
- 6:00 PM-13 °FSE 5 mph–
- 9:00 PM-13 °FSE 5 mph–
- 12:00 AM-16 °FSE 6 mph–
- 3:00 AM-16 °FSE 7 mph–
- 6:00 AM-18 °FSE 7 mph–
- 9:00 AM-20 °FSE 8 mph–
- 12:00 PM-16 °FSE 10 mph–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 28 | Partly cloudy | -10 °F / -21 °F | 0.08 in | 15 mph |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Partly cloudy | -9 °F / -12 °F | 0.84 in | 8 mph |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Heavy snow | -11 °F / -19 °F | 1.49 in | 9 mph |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Snow | -19 °F / -21 °F | 0.17 in | 5 mph |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Partly cloudy | -28 °F / -37 °F | – | 4 mph |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Clear | -36 °F / -40 °F | – | 4 mph |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Snow | -20 °F / -34 °F | 0.25 in | 5 mph |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 05:17 PM AKDT. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 17,402 ft (5,304 m)
- Prominence
- 7,201 ft (2,195 m)
- Isolation
- 23 km to higher ground
- Range
- Alaska Range
- Parent peak
- Denali
- Country
- United States
- First ascent
- 1934
- Coordinates
- 62.961°N 151.398°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Foraker
Mountain in Alaska, United States
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali. It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range, and the third highest peak in the United States. It rises almost directly above the standard base camp for Denali, on a fork of the Kahiltna Glacier also near Mount Hunter in the Alaska Range.
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Peaks near Mount Foraker
- Mount Crosson12,352 ft · 8.2 km awayOn the map
- Kahiltna Dome12,411 ft · 13 km awayOn the map
- Mount Hunter14,573 ft · 16 km awayOn the map
- Mount Capps10,551 ft · 17 km awayOn the map
- Mount Stevens (Alaska)13,966 ft · 17 km awayOn the map
- Kahiltna Peaks13,440 ft · 18 km awayOn the map
- Avalanche Spire10,105 ft · 21 km awayOn the map
- Peters Dome10,571 ft · 22 km awayOn the map
- Denali20,308 ft · 23 km awayOn the map
- Mount Huntington12,241 ft · 25 km awayOn the map
Parent peak
The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.
- Denali20,308 ftOn the map
Highest in the Alaska Range
- Denali20,308 ftOn the map
- Mount Foraker17,402 ftOn the map
- Mount Hunter14,573 ftOn the map
- Mount Stevens (Alaska)13,966 ftOn the map
- Mount Hayes13,832 ftOn the map
- Kahiltna Peaks13,440 ftOn the map
- Mount Silverthrone13,219 ftOn the map
- Mount Moffit13,018 ftOn the map
- Mount Carpe12,552 ftOn the map
Highest mountains in United States
- Denali20,308 ftOn the map
- Mount Saint Elias18,009 ftOn the map
- Mount Foraker17,402 ftOn the map
- Mount Bona16,535 ftOn the map
- Mount Blackburn16,390 ftOn the map
- Mount Sanford16,237 ftOn the map
- Mount Vancouver15,787 ftOn the map
- Mount Churchill15,636 ftOn the map
- Mount Fairweather15,325 ftOn the map
- Mount Hubbard14,951 ftOn the map
