Mount Dan Beard
| Mount Dan Beard | |
|---|---|
  Mount Dan Beard Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,082 ft (3,073 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,710 ft (520 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 63°01′13″N 150°47′13″W / 63.02028°N 150.78694°WCoordinates: 63°01′13″N 150°47′13″W / 63.02028°N 150.78694°W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-2 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Southeast ridge |
Mount Dan Beard is a 10,082-foot (3,073 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Dan Beard lies to the southeast of Denali, overlooking the Ruth and Don Sheldon Amphitheaters of Ruth Glacier. The mountain was named in 1910 by Herschel Clifford Parker and Belmore Browne for illustrator Daniel Carter Beard, who founded the scouting organization Sons of Daniel Boone.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mount Dan Beard". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- 1 2 "Mount Dan Beard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- 1 2 "Mount Dan Beard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
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