Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Despite not being a fourteener, it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet in approximately 2 miles. This large vertical relief contributes to Mount Hayes being the 51st m…
Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Despite not being a fourteener, it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet in approximately 2 miles. This large vertical relief contributes to Mount Hayes being the 51st most topographically prominent peak in the world.
Elevation: 13,832 ft (4,216 m)
Location: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Prominence: 11,487 ft (3,501 m)
Listing: World most prominent peaks 51st · North America highest peaks 72nd · North America prominent peaks 10th · North America isolated peaks 102nd · US highest major peaks 54th · US most prominent peaks 6th · Alaska highest major peaks 17th
Parent range: Alaska Range
Topo map: USGS Mount Hayes C-6
First ascent: 1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn, Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, William Shand
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