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Denali

Elevation
6,194 m
#230
in the world
#1
in United States
6,155 m
prominence

Denali is a mountain in United States, rising to 6,194 m, the highest point in United States, part of the Alaska Range.

Isolation
7,437 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
208 km away
First ascent
7 June 1913
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Denali

Denali lies in United States, in Alaska.

Key facts

Elevation
6,194 m (20,322 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
6,155 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Alaska
Coordinates
63.069, -151.006

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Alaska Range
#1of 45
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#230of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Churchill Peaks6,186 m0.0 km
South Peak6,186 m0.0 km
Archdeacons Tower5,859 m0.9 km
North Peak5,920 m3.1 km
East Buttress4,418 m5.9 km
Kahiltna Peaks3,985 m6.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Denali.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Eagle RiverUnited States24,793208 km
AnchorageUnited States289,600214 km
FairbanksUnited States32,325254 km
BadgerUnited States19,482257 km
WhitehorseCanada28,201877 km

About this mountain

The highest peak in the Alaska Range, Denali rises to 6,194 m in Alaska. Its topographic prominence of 6,155 m reflects its dominance over neighbouring summits; Churchill Peaks and South Peak, both 0 km away, reach 6,186 m. The nearest higher ground lies 7,437 km distant. The first recorded ascent was in 1913.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Denali?
Denali rises to 6,194 m (20,322 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Denali?
Denali is in United States, in Alaska.
Where does Denali rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #230 worldwide.
When was Denali first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1913.
What is the nearest city to Denali?
Eagle River, United States, about 208 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.