Mount McKinley Flight (Part Three)

Recorded June 29, 2007.

Mount McKinley or Denali ("The Great One") in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet. It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park. Mount McKinley has two significant summits: the South Summit is the higher one, while the North Summit has an elevation of 19,470 feet. Five large glaciers flow off the slopes of the mountain. The Peters Glacier lies on the northwest side of the massif, while the Muldrow Glacier falls from its northeast slopes. Just to the east of the Muldrow, and abutting the eastern side of the massif, is the Traleika Glacier. The Ruth Glacier lies to the southeast of the mountain, and the Kahiltna Glacier leads up to the southwest side of the mountain.

The video begins as our ski plane lands at Sheldon Amphitheater under Mt. McKinley. After a few minutes of walking around in the snow we hop back in the plane and fly back to Talkeetna. The video concludes with a cockpit view of our landing at the Talkeetna Airport.

From: http://timvp.com

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Tags:

• mount-mckinley
• airplane
• flight
• glacier
• de-havilland-otter
• k2
• aviation
• mountains
• denali
• national-park
• sheldon-amphitheater
• talkeetna
• airport

[ivobleedy]

i have been there. it is amazing