Middle Triple Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,835 ft (2,693 m) |
Prominence | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
Coordinates | 62°23′41″N 152°46′05″W / 62.39472°N 152.76806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Kichatna Mountains, Alaska Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1976 by R McLean, C Porter |
Middle Triple Peak is the second highest peak in the Kichatna Mountains, a subrange of the Alaska Range in Alaska, United States. It is a striking rock tower, with immense, sheer walls on the east and west sides.
Its East Buttress route (roughly 3,600 feet/1,100 m high) is a classic hard rock climbing route, although the first pitch was destroyed by rockfall (discovered by Nancy Hansen in 2012) and the route has not been climbed since. [1] Due to the remoteness of the range and the usually terrible weather, this peak has seen only a few ascents. The first ascent of the peak was in 1976 by Russell McLean and Charlie Porter (fresh from the first solo of the Cassin Ridge on Denali).