Mount Frances
| Mount Frances | |
|---|---|
 Mount Frances, south aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,450 ft (3,190 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,650 ft (500 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 62°59′19″N 151°09′45″W / 62.98861°N 151.16250°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Frances Location of Mount Frances in Alaska | |
| Location | Denali Borough Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Talkeetna D-3 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Granite |
Mount Frances is a 10,450 ft (3,190 m) mountain summit located in the
Mount McKinley
.
Climbing
Alpine routes at Mount Frances[6]
- Scratch and Sniff - class 5.8
- Southwest Ridge - class 5.8
- South East Ridge - WI2
See also
- Kahiltna Queen
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
References
- ^ a b c "Mount Frances, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ Southwest Ridge, Mount Frances at supertopo.com
- ^ NPS 1984 Annual Report
- ^ Frances D Randall americanalpineclub.org
- ^ To the Top of Denali: Climbing Adventures on North America's Highest Peak, Bill Sherwonit author, Third Edition (2012), Alaska Northwest Books.
- ^ Mt. Francis Climbing at Mountain Project
External links
- Localized weather: Mountain Forecast
- Frances Randall at Denali (1977): YouTube (10 minutes in)
- Two Climbers Killed in Avalanche on Mt. Frances: NPS