Mount Hayes

Mount Hayes
Highest point
Elevation	13,832 ft (4,216 m)
Prominence	11,487 ft (3,501 m)
Isolation	205 kilometres (127 mi)
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
Coordinates	63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°W / 63.62083; -146.71528Coordinates: 63°37′15″N 146°42′55″W / 63.62083°N 146.71528°W / 63.62083; -146.71528
Geography
Mount Hayes Location in Alaska
Location	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Hayes C-6
Climbing
First ascent	1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn, Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, William Shand
Easiest route	snow/ice climb (Alaska grade 2+)

Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range. 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 (2,440 m) in approximately 2 miles (3.2 km). In terms of topographic prominence, Mount Hayes is number 51 in the world.

Mount Hayes was first climbed in 1941 by Bradford Washburn, Barbara Washburn, Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks, Henry Hall, and William Shand. Today's standard route is the East Ridge (Alaska Grade 2+). Mount Hayes is not frequently climbed due to its remoteness and the resulting access difficulties.

Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.