| Mount Huntington | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,241 ft (3,731 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,890 ft (880 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 62°58′02″N 150°53′55″W / 62.96722°N 150.89861°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Huntington Alaska | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Protected area | Denali National Park and Preserve |
| Parent range | Central Alaska Range |
| Topo map | USGS Talkeetna D-2 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 25 May 1964 by Jacques Batkin and Sylvain Sarthou |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Mount Huntington is a striking rock and ice pyramid in the central Alaska Range, about eight miles (13 km) south-southeast of Denali. It is also about six miles (10 km) east of Mount Hunter, and two miles west of The Rooster Comb. While overshadowed in absolute elevation by Denali, Huntington is a steeper peak: in almost every direction, faces drop over 5,000 feet (1,520 m) in about a mile (1.6 km). Even its easiest route presents significantly more technical challenge than the standard route on Denali, and it is a favorite peak for high-standard technical climbers.
Mount Huntington was first climbed in 1964 by a French expedition led by famed alpinist Lionel Terray, via the Northwest Ridge, from then on also called the French Ridge. The second ascent the following year, via the West Face/West Rib, is reported by David Roberts in The Mountain of My Fear. The mountain can be accessed either from the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier, on the north side of the mountain, or the Tokositna Glacier, on the south side.
Characteristics of the mountain was the inspiration of the Paramount Pictures logo.
