Alaska Gazetteer
Thayer Basin is a physical feature (basin) in Denali Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Thayer Basin |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Basin |
| Description: | In Denali National Park, at the head of Traleika Glacier, on the E slope of South Peak of Denali, Alaska Range |
| History: | Named in 1955 by Bradford Washburn for Elton S. Thayer, a National Park Service ranger who was the first to cross this basin while climbling South Peak in May 1954 and who lost his life in the descent. |
| Borough: | Denali Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.0683326721 |
| Longitude: | -150.940002441 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thayer Basin: Thayer Basin.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Thayer Basin does not include property ownership information.
