Mount Deception (Alaska)
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Prominence2,126 ft (648 m)[2]
| Mount Deception | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,539 ft (3,517 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,126 ft (648 m)[2] |
| Listing | List of mountain peaks of Alaska |
| Coordinates | 63°09′30″N 150°31′51″W / 63.15833°N 150.53083°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Deception Location in Alaska | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Deception | |
| Location | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount McKinley A-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | November 1944 |
| Easiest route | Northeast ridge |
Mount Deception is a 11,539-foot (3,517 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Mount Deception lies 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of Denali, overlooking Brooks Glacier. The glacier-covered mountain was named by a U.S. Army crash investigation party on November 13, 1944, who were the first to ascend the mountain while investigating an airplane crash that happened in September 1944.[2][3]