Mount Balchen (Alaska)

Mount Balchen
Southwest aspect, from Denali Highway
Highest point
Elevation11,205 ft (3,415 m)
Prominence1,990 ft (610 m)
Parent peakMount Hayes (13,832 ft)
Isolation4.28 mi (6.89 km)
Coordinates63°37′25″N 146°51′09″W / 63.6236091°N 146.8524182°W / 63.6236091; -146.8524182
Naming
EtymologyBernt Balchen
Geography
Mount Balchen
Location of Mount Balchen in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Hayes Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent1974

Mount Balchen is an 11,205-foot-elevation (3,415-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.