Mount Foraker

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Mount Foraker in Denali National Park with an altitude of 5304 m, the second highest peak in the Alaska Range and the third highest in Alaska. It is 23 km southwest of Mount McKinley.

The mountain was named in 1899 by Lieutenant JS Herron, who named it after Joseph B. Foraker, U.S. Senator from Ohio. The lower north summit was first climbed on August 6, 1934 the higher south summit four days later on August 10, 1934 by CS Houston, T. G. Brown and Chychele Waterston.

First ascent Denali National Park and Preserve Integrated Authority File

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