Alaska Gazetteer
Karstens Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in Denali Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Karstens Ridge |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | in Denali National Park, extends N from Harper Icefall to Karstens Col, 4.5 mi. E of summit of Denali, Alaska Range |
| History: | "Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921, p. 73) for Harry P. Karstens, ""in honor of the man, who with Walter's (Harper) help, cut that staircase three miles long amid the perilous complexities of its (Mount McKinley's)[now Denali] chaotic ice-blocks."" Karstens, with Archdeacon Stuck, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, made the ""first official ascent"" of Mount McKinley [now Denali] (South Peak) on June 7, 1913." |
| Borough: | Denali Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.1071739197 |
| Longitude: | -150.927154541 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Karstens Ridge: Karstens Ridge.
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