Why is Denali so tall?
![Photo courtesy of Peter Haeussler Kara Haeussler and her father Peter pose in front of the Kahiltna Peaks and Denali on June 3, 2014, at the conclusion of a trip during which they climbed mountains and collected rock samples. Why is Denali so tall?](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/screenshot.42-1.jpg)
Denali, North America’s highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler. He is a geologist who has studied the mountain for years and has also climbed it a couple of times. Denali soars at least 9,000 feet above surrounding peaks in the Alaska Range, except for neighbor Mount […]