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Alaska Range · Alaska

Mount Foraker

Summit
5,304 m
Base
530 m
Prominence
2,140 m
DifficultyExtreme
Lat 63.5267Lng -151.3989· USA

Conditions near the summit

28°FMostly Cloudy

5 mph 2% precip

Fri

50° 32°

Partly Sunny

11%

Sat

53° 34°

Partly Sunny

14%

Sun

49° 34°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

21%

Mon

46° 33°

Chance Rain Showers

47%

Tue

42° 30°

Rain Showers Likely then Chance Rain And Snow Showers

56%

About this peak

The second-highest peak in the Alaska Range, a massive ice-clad mountain immediately west of Denali. Known for sustained steep snow and ice climbing.

Peak facts

First ascent

1934 — Charles Houston party

Best season

Apr–Jun

Nearest town

Talkeetna, Alaska

Getting there

Ski-plane to Kahiltna Base; SE spur or S ridge — big-commitment routes

Geology

Granite

Plan your climb

Sultana Ridge

Extreme

Long, sustained ridge climb on a remote and serious peak.

24 km 3,800 m 120 h extreme
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