Alaska Range

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mountain range

The Alaska Range is a major mountain chain in south-central Alaska known for its rugged peaks, including Denali, the highest mountain in North America.

Aliases (1)

Alaska Range (southern portion) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range →
climate	subarctic →
contains	Denali → Mount Deborah → Mount Drum → Mount Foraker → Mount Hayes → Mount Hunter → Mount Sanford → Mount Wrangell →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Denali Highway → Glenn Highway → Parks Highway → Richardson Highway →
drainageTo	Cook Inlet basin → Gulf of Alaska → Yukon River basin →
forms	climatic barrier →
geologyType	fold and thrust belt →
hasGlacier	Kahiltna Glacier → Muldrow Glacier → Ruth Glacier → Tokositna Glacier →
hasHighestPoint	Denali →
hasProtectedArea	Denali National Park and Preserve → Lake Clark National Park and Preserve → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve →
highestElevation	20310 ft → 6190 m →
highestPeak	Denali →
knownFor	extensive glaciation → extreme weather → mountaineering → rugged peaks →
length	approximately 400 miles → approximately 650 km →
locatedIn	Alaska →
locatedInRegion	south-central Alaska →
notableActivity	alpine climbing → backcountry trekking → ski mountaineering →
orientation	generally east–west →
orogeny	Laramide orogeny →
partOf	North American Cordillera → Pacific Coast Ranges →
separates	Alaska Interior from south-central Alaska →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Denali → Denali National Park and Preserve → Kahiltna Glacier →	partOf
North American Cordillera → Southcentral Alaska ("Alaska Range (southern portion)") →	contains
Denali → West Buttress route →	mountainRange
Pacific coast of North America →	borderedBy
Alaska →	hasMajorMountainRange
Interior Alaska →	hasMountainRange
Copper River →	sourceRegion