{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{About|the mountain in Alaska|the mountain in British Columbia|Silverthrone Mountain}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Silverthrone | image = Mount Silverthrone, Alaska Range.jpg | image_caption = Mount Silverthrone from the northeast | elevation_ft = 13220 | elevation_ref = <ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=268|name=Mount Silverthrone|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 3240 | prominence_ref = <ref name=peakbagger/> | listing = {{unbulleted list |[[List of the highest major summits of North America|North America highest peaks]] 111th |[[List of the highest major summits of the United States|US highest major peaks]] 92nd |[[List of the highest major summits of Alaska|Alaska highest major peaks]] 22nd }} | location = [[Denali National Park and Preserve]]<br/>[[Alaska]], [[United States]] | range = [[Alaska Range]] | map = USA Alaska | map_caption = Location in Alaska | coordinates = {{coord|63|06|56.9|N|150|40|34.7|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref= | topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] ''Denali A-2'' | type = | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = 1945, Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster }}
'''Mount Silverthrone''' is {{convert|13220|ft|-1|abbr=on|}} glaciated mountain summit located in [[Denali National Park and Preserve]], in the [[Alaska Range]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. It is situated {{convert|10.8|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Denali]]. The first ascent of this peak was made April 12, 1945, by Norman Bright and Frank P. Foster. It was so named by the U.S. Army Forces Cold Weather test party because of its stately appearance at the head of Brooks Glacier.<ref>''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 875.</ref>
==Climate== Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mount Silverthrone is located in a [[subarctic climate]] zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below {{Convert|-20|C}} with wind chill factors below {{Convert|-30|C}}. This climate supports glaciers on it slopes including the [[Brooks Glacier]]. Precipitation [[Surface runoff|runoff]] from the mountain drains into tributaries of the [[McKinley River]], which in turn is part of in the [[Tanana River]] [[drainage basin]]. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.
==Gallery== <gallery> File:View of Alaska Range from the Eielson Visitor Center, Denali National Park.jpg </gallery>
==See also== {{portal|North America|United States|Alaska|Mountains}} *[[List of mountain peaks of North America]] **[[List of mountain peaks of the United States]] ***[[List of mountain peaks of Alaska]]
==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite bivouac|id=14205|name=Mount Silverthrone}}
==External links== * Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/place/United_States/Alaska/Mount_Silverthrone/ Mount Silverthrone]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silverthrone, Mount}} [[Category:Alaska Range]] [[Category:Mountains of Denali Borough, Alaska]] [[Category:Four-thousanders of the United States|Silverthrone]] [[Category:Mountains of Denali National Park and Preserve]]
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