Mount Frances

Mount Frances is a mountain summit located in the Kahiltna Glacier valley in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated north of the Kahiltna Glacier base camp for mountaineers attempting to climb Denali, Mount Foraker, or Mount Hunter. The summit of Mt. Frances is the best viewpoint from which to see all three giants from one location.Southwest Ridge, Mount Frances at supertopo.com Mount Frances is set southwest of Denali, northwest of Mount Hunter, and northwest of Radio Control Tower. Access to the area is via air taxi from Talkeetna. The mountain's name honors Frances Randall (1925-1984), the first Denali Base Camp manager for nine climbing seasons (1974-1983).NPS 1984 Annual Report She was planning a tenth season, but cancer claimed her life.Frances D Randall americanalpineclub.org Her expertise was instrumental in coordinating many rescues that saved lives and earned her the nicknames Guardian Angel of McKinley, and Kahiltna Queen.To the Top of Denali: Climbing Adventures on North America's Highest Peak, Bill Sherwonit author, Third Edition (2012), Alaska Northwest Books. She was a member of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, often playing the violin at base camp over the CB radio. In 1964 she became the sixth woman to reach the summit of Mount McKinley.

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