# Atna Peaks

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Volcano in Alaska, United States

Atna Peaks The Nabesna Glacier, with Mount Blackburn at right; Atna Peaks is the twin summit left of center and Parka Peak is the icy summit at left Highest point Elevation 13,860 ft (4,220 m) Prominence 2,160 ft (660 m) Isolation 3.7 mi (6.0 km) Listing North America highest peaks 68th US highest major peaks 51st Alaska highest major peaks 15th Coordinates 61°44′58″N 143°14′23″W / 61.74944°N 143.23972°W / 61.74944; -143.23972 Geography Atna Peaks Location in Alaska Location Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, U.S. Parent range Wrangell Mountains Topo map USGS McCarthy C-6 Geology Mountain type Eroded stratovolcano or shield volcano Last eruption Unknown Climbing First ascent Alex Bittenbinder, Don Stockard, and Vin Hoeman, 1965[1] Easiest route glacier climb

**Atna Peaks** is an eroded [stratovolcano](/source/Stratovolcano) or [shield volcano](/source/Shield_volcano) in the [Wrangell Mountains](/source/Wrangell_Mountains) of eastern [Alaska](/source/Alaska). It is located in [Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park](/source/Wrangell%E2%80%93St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve) about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of [Mount Blackburn](/source/Mount_Blackburn), the second-highest [volcano](/source/Volcano) in the United States, and just south of the massive [Nabesna Glacier](/source/Nabesna_Glacier). The mountain is almost entirely covered in [glaciers](/source/Glacier), so no geological studies have been done, but published references state and the geological map shows that the mountain is an old eroded volcanic edifice.

The mountain's main summit is 13,860 feet (4,225 m), making it the second-highest [thirteener](/source/Thirteener) (a peak between 13,000 and 13,999 feet in elevation) in Alaska. The second summit is located about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east, reaching over 13,600 feet (4,100 m), and another named summit, 13,280 ft (4,048 m) **Parka Peak**, is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) further east across a glacier-covered saddle. The steep rocky south faces of these three peaks form part of the [cirque](/source/Cirque) of the [Kennicott Glacier](/source/Kennicott_Glacier), which flows southeast over 20 mi (32 km) to just above the town of [McCarthy](/source/McCarthy%2C_Alaska).

Atna Peaks was named in 1965 by the first ascent party from the [Mountaineering Club of Alaska](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountaineering_Club_of_Alaska&action=edit&redlink=1), because the "peaks are at the edge of the [Copper River](/source/Copper_River_(Alaska)) drainage and the old Indian name for that river was Atna."[2]

## Gallery

		- Looking north at Parka Peak centered with Atna Peaks to left reflected in a lake near [Donoho Peak](/source/Donoho_Peak)

## See also

- [North America portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:North_America)
- [United States portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States)
- [Alaska portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Alaska)
- [Mountains portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mountains)
- [Volcanoes portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Volcanoes)

- [List of mountain peaks of North America](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_North_America) - [List of mountain peaks of the United States](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_the_United_States) - [List of mountain peaks of Alaska](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Alaska)

- [List of volcanoes in the United States](/source/List_of_volcanoes_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-aaj_1-0)** ["Club Activities: Mountaineering Club of Alaska"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212615/http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/1966/clubactivities1966_218-227.pdf) (PDF). *[American Alpine Journal](/source/American_Alpine_Journal)*. **15** (40). [American Alpine Club](/source/American_Alpine_Club): 225. 1966. Archived from [the original](http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/1966/clubactivities1966_218-227.pdf) (PDF) on September 27, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["USGS Geographic Names Information System: Atna Peaks"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1398451). Retrieved March 7, 2007.

**Sources**

- Richter, Donald H.; Danny S. Rosenkrans; Margaret J. Steigerwald (1995). [*Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska*](https://web.archive.org/web/20070829160558/http://www.nps.gov/wrst/naturescience/guide-to-the-wrangell-volcanoes.htm). [USGS](/source/USGS) Bulletin 2072. Archived from [the original](http://www.nps.gov/wrst/naturescience/guide-to-the-wrangell-volcanoes.htm) on August 29, 2007.

- Winkler, Gary R. (2000). [*A Geologic Guide to Wrangell—Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska: A Tectonic Collage of Northbound Terranes*](https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1616/). [USGS](/source/USGS) Professional Paper 1616. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-607-92676-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-607-92676-7).

- Richter, Donald H.; Cindi C. Preller; Keith A. Labay; Nora B. Shew (2006). [*Geologic Map of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska*](https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2006/2877/). [USGS](/source/USGS) Scientific Investigations Map 2877.

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