| Kahiltna Dome Mountain/Rock |
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| Page Type: Mountain/Rock Location: Alaska, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 63.05683°N / 151.23917°W Activities: Mountaineering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Elevation: 12523 ft / 3817 m | Page By: d_shorb Created/Edited: Nov 27, 2006 / Jun 27, 2008 Object ID: 247098 Hits: 2206 Loading... Page Score: 83.66% - 23 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Overview  Alpinist's great photo of Kahiltna Dome from Denali's West Buttress 11k camp.
Just west of Denali in the Alaska Range, this peak, heavily quilted with ice, sleeps alongside the approach to Denali's West Buttress route. Its slopes feed several prominent glaciers: the Straightway to the northwest, the Peters Glacier to the northeast, and the Kahiltna to the east and south. The Kahiltna Glacier is the longest within the Park at 58km, officially beginning at Kahiltna Pass then flows passed Denali and Kahiltna Dome, Kahiltna Peaks, Point Ferine, Foraker, Hunter (the airport) and on down to Little Switzerland and beyond. Along with Mt. Capps (10,790) and Denali, Kahiltna Dome forms the upper cirque of the main fork of the Kahiltna It also resides upon the undulating ridge whose high points include Mt. Crosson and Sultana ridge's summit, Mt. Foraker.  Crossen and Foraker to the south
Quick access from Denali's standard route, and a straightforward, non-technical route make Kahiltna Dome a fine single-day outing for folks on the western approach to Denali with a short weather window, or needing that tent-time break while shuttling loads and acclimatizing. Indeed, ascents of this peak are typically done as part of a West Buttress trip. People doing routes on Kahiltna Dome are few, comparatively, and this leads to mountaineering experiences more true to the Alaskan wilderness in which it is found. Though so close to the West Buttress route, there are no fixed lines, prepared camps, or wands here typically. Views of its aspects, faces, and ridges reveal possibilities as serious as those on the surrounding peaks, and every aspect has crevasses and objective hazards.
While in the area attempting the big peaks, check this little gem out.(the page author squeezed it in after snowboarding down from 11k camp).
History (courtesy of Steve Gruhn)Kahiltna Dome had been known by two other names prior to its current name - Peak Z and Mount Hunter. The name Mount Hunter was inadvertently misapplied to a 14,573-foot peak and the name for that mountain stuck.
Kahiltna Dome was first climbed in 1951 from the Peters Basin by Henry Bradford (Brad) Washburn, Jr., William (Bill) Hackett, Henry Buchtel, and James (Jim) Gale. The account appears on page 217 of the 1952 American Alpine Journal. Getting There
Summitpost's Denali page provides some information on the approach for Kahiltna Dome in its West Buttress route sectionS. The most common high camp for an ascent of Kahiltna Dome would be somewhere on the route between the 7,800ft camp and the classic 11,000ft camp on Denali. Red Tape
Again, please see Summitpost's Denali Page. Mountaineering on this peak follows the regulatory systems Denali National park presents on its Mountaineering Information page that you can link to from thier Denali National Park main page. Human waste, cache burial/marking, and other particulars of mountaineering on this peak should be specifically clarified with the park service, especially with Kahiltna Dome's proximity to the heavily used West Buttress route.  Denali National Park Rules! Map and weatherTopozone has this link that shows Kahiltna Dome and the lower part of the West Buttress route on Denali.
Current weather conditions can be found Here on the NWS site. A SHORT SULTANA RIDGE?
 A climber on the upper NE Ridge
Once you've taken a look at the image gallery, check out the similarities of Kahiltna Dome's northeast ridge and Foraker's Sultana Ridge climb.
Trip report: mtguide.com
SP page: tbnelson's AWESOME Mt. Foraker SP page.
Improve this page!Info, particularly historic, is much appreciated. I'll try to implement any changes you suggest.
Thanks To Steve Gruhn for the historic piece!! Images
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