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Denali

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Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. Its vertical relief above the surrounding plateaus is one of the greatest on Earth, measuring about 18,000 feet. With a topographic prominence of 20,156 feet (6,144 m) and a topographic isolation of 4,621.1 miles (7,436.9 km), Denali is the third most prominent and third-most isolated peak on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, Denali is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Highest Elevation (m)
6190 1
Latitude
63.069167 degrees north 1
Longitude
151.006389 degrees west 1
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Source Denali (Wikipedia)
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1. Denali (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level
  • Infobox wikitext, coordinates parameter
    63°4′9″N 151°0′23″W
  • Shaped By: Subduction, Formation statement for target 287644
    The Denali Fault is caused by stresses created by the low-angle subduction of the Yakutat microplate underneath Alaska.
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Wikidata: Denali
Wikidata Q64142956, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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