Description

Archdeacons Tower is located in Denali National Park, at head of Harper Glacier, 0.5 mi. NW of summit of Mount McKinley (formerly Denali), Alaska Range

History

Named in 1942 by the U.S. Army Alaskan Test Expedition, for Hudson Stuck, 1863-1920, archdeacon of the Yukon, who with Henry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum made the first ascent of the South Peak of Mount McKinley (formerly Denali), June 7, 1913.

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