Mount Marcus Baker | |
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![]() Mt. Marcus Baker centered at top | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,176 ft (4,016 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Prominence | 10,726 ft (3,269 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 61°26′16″N 147°45′02″W / 61.4377778°N 147.7505556°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Anchorage B-3 Quadrangle |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1938 by Norman Bright, Peter Gabriel, Norman Dyhrenfurth, Bradford Washburn |
Easiest route | Snow/ice climb (Alaska grade 2) |
Mount Marcus Baker (Ahtna: Ts'itonhna Dghilaaye’; Dena'ina: Ch'atanhtnu Dghelaya) is the highest peak of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. It is located approximately 75 miles (121 km) east of Anchorage. This peak is very prominent because of its proximity to tidewater and is only 12 miles (19 km) north of the calving face of Harvard Glacier. Mount Marcus Baker is ranked 67th in the world when measured by topographic prominence.