Mount Johnson (Alaska)

Mount Johnson
Aerial view of Mount Johnson
Highest point
Elevation	8,400+ ft (2,560+ m)[1]
Prominence	1,150 ft (350 m)[1]
Coordinates	62°53′41″N 150°42′28″W / 62.89472°N 150.70778°W / 62.89472; -150.70778[1]
Naming
Etymology	Emory R. Johnson
Geography
Mount Johnson Location of Mt. Johnson in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Matanuska-Susitna
Protected area	Denali National Park
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Talkeetna D-2
Geology
Rock type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	1979

Mount Johnson is an 8,400+ ft (2,560+ m) mountain summit located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, United States. It is situated on the west side of the Ruth Gorge, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Denali and six miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of The Moose's Tooth. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Wake, 0.69 miles (1.11 km) to the northwest.

Despite its relatively low elevation, it is notable for its north face with over 4,000 feet of vertical sheer granite with climbing routes called the Escalator and Stairway to Heaven.^[2] The first ascent of the peak was made in 1979 by Gary Bocarde, Charlie Head, John Lee, and Jon Thomas via the south ridge.^[3] The mountain was named by famed explorer Dr. Frederick Cook who claimed the first ascent of Denali in 1906, but was later disproved.^[4] Emory Richard Johnson (1864–1950) was the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia (1898–1912) at the time that Cook explored Ruth Gorge in 1906.