Description
Karstens Ridge is located in Denali National Park, extends N from Harper Icefall to Karstens Col, 4.5 mi. E of summit of Mount McKinley (formerly Denali), Alaska Range
History
Named in 1913 by Archdeacon Stuck (1921, p. 73) for Harry P. Karstens, "in honor of the man, who with Walter's (Harper) help, cut that staircase three miles long amid the perilous complexities of its (Mount McKinley's)[formerly Denali] chaotic ice-blocks." Karstens, with Archdeacon Stuck, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, made the "first official ascent" of Mount McKinley [formerly Denali] (South Peak) on June 7, 1913.