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An aerial photo over northern Ohio; much of the central United States is covered by relatively flat, arable land.
Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is the tallest mountain in North America, at 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m).
The Grand Canyon, seen here from Moran Point, is among the most visited locations in the country.
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Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. Its vertical relief above the surrounding plateau
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…Lowest point: Death Valley, Inyo County, California −282 ft (−86.0 m) Highest point: Denali/Mount McKinley, Denali Borough, Alaska 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) Due to its large size and wide range of geographic features, the United States contains examples of nearly…
Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens, co-leaders of the first successful expedition of four to reach the summit of Denali in 1913, the other members of the expedition being Robert G. Tatum and Walter Harper
High camp (17,200 ft or 5,200 m) of the West Buttress Route pioneered by Bradford Washburn, photographed in 2001
Denali's West Buttress (lower left to upper right), August 2010