Denali Pass

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Denali Pass is a high, windswept saddle on Denali that serves as a critical and often hazardous point on the mountain’s standard West Buttress climbing route.

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Denali Pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass ⓘ
saddle ⓘ
accessedFrom Denali high camp at approximately 17200 feet ⓘ
approachDirection typically approached from the south via the West Buttress ⓘ
climateCharacteristic extremely cold ⓘ
frequent whiteout conditions ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
difficultyLevel objectively hazardous section of the route ⓘ
elevation approximately 18180 feet ⓘ
approximately 5540 meters ⓘ
firstAscentContext likely crossed during early ascents of Denali’s West Buttress route ⓘ
hazard altitude sickness ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ
cornice collapse ⓘ
crevasses nearby ⓘ
disorientation in storms ⓘ
frostbite risk ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
hypothermia risk ⓘ
severe cold ⓘ
importance critical point on summit day ⓘ
liesBetween Denali’s north peak and south peak ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Denali ⓘ
managedBy Denali National Park and Preserve authorities ⓘ
mountainRange Alaska Range ⓘ
navigationRequirement requires careful route-finding in poor visibility ⓘ
notableFor being a common turnaround point for climbers ⓘ
exposure to strong winds ⓘ
historically associated with multiple climbing fatalities ⓘ
onContinent North America ⓘ
oxygenLevel significantly reduced compared to sea level ⓘ
partOfRoute West Buttress route on Denali ⓘ
positionOnRoute between high camp and the summit of Denali ⓘ
routeFeatureOf standard West Buttress climbing route ⓘ
seasonalUse primarily climbed in late spring and early summer ⓘ
terrainType high alpine saddle ⓘ
usedFor mountaineering ⓘ
summit attempts on Denali ⓘ

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West Buttress route → notableSection → Denali Pass ⓘ