Mount Capps is a 10,551-foot (3,216 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, southwest of Denali on a ridge between Denali and Mount Crosson, close to Kahiltna Dome and at the heads of Peters Glacier and Kahiltna Glacier. Mount Capps was named in 1952 by after U.S. Geological Survey geologist Stephen Reid Capps.[3][2]

Mount Capps
Mount Capps is located in Alaska
Mount Capps
Mount Capps
Alaska
Highest point
Elevation10,551 ft (3,216 m)[1]
Prominence340 ft (100 m)[2]
Coordinates63°04′47″N 151°11′07″W / 63.07972°N 151.18528°W / 63.07972; -151.18528[3]
Geography
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount McKinley A-3
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Kahiltna Pass

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References

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  1. ^ "Mount Capps". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Capps". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Capps". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-11.