Wedge Peak is a 9,941-foot (3,030 m) mountain in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve. Wedge Peak lies to the northeast of Denali overlooking Brooks Glacier and Muldrow Glacier. Mount Mather (Alaska) is immediately to the east. The peak was named in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Force cold weather test expedition.[2][1]

Wedge Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,941 ft (3,030 m)
Coordinates63°12′11″N 150°30′34″W / 63.20306°N 150.50944°W / 63.20306; -150.50944[1]
Geography
Wedge Peak is located in Alaska
Wedge Peak
Wedge Peak
Alaska
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount McKinley A-2

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  1. ^ a b "Wedge Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ^ "Wedge peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-17.