The Hayes Range is a part of the

Alaska Range The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, mountain range in the Southcentral Alaska, southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest endSources differ as to the exact delineation of the Alaska Range. ThBoard on G ...

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and the census area of Southeast Fairbanks,

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in the

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. The mountains are east of

Denali National Park Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (federally designated as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in Nor ...

, separated by the

Nenana River The Nenana River () is a tributary of the Tanana River, approximately long, in central Alaska in the United States. It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, Fa ...

and Windy Pass, and are west of the Delta Mountains, separated by the

Delta River The Delta River is an tributary of the Tanana River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its name in the Ahtna language is ''Saas Na’ ''. Fed by the Tangle Lakes of the Alaska Range, the river flows north to meet the larger river near Big Delta. ...

and

Isabel Pass Isabel Pass (sometimes Delta River Pass) is a 40 mile long gap in the eastern section of the Alaska Range which serves as a corridor for the Richardson Highway about 11 miles from Paxson. It is named after Isabelle Barnette, the wife of E. T. ...

. As the crow flies, the Hayes Range is located about south of Fairbanks, and northeast of

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. The mountains extend about from east to west. The highest point of the range is

Mount Hayes 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 Fa ...

, . Other notable summits of the range include

Mount Moffit Mount Moffit is a peak in the Alaska Range in central Alaska, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Mount Hayes. It is notable for its steep faces and large relief above local terrain. For example, the north face drops 7,40 ...

(2nd-highest),

Mount Shand Mount Shand is a elevation glaciated summit located at the head of the Trident Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range, in Alaska, United States.''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office ...

(3rd),

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(4th),

Mount Deborah Mount Deborah is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the major peaks of the eastern Alaska Range. Despite its low absolute elevation (compared to other major peaks in North America), it is a particularly large and steep peak in t ...

(5th),

Hess Mountain Hess Mountain, also known as Mount Hess, is an elevation glaciated summit located on the crest of the Alaska Range, in Alaska, United States. It is the seventh-highest peak in the Hayes Range which is a subrange of the Alaska Range. This remo ...

(7th),

McGinnis Peak The Erb Range () is a rugged mountain range rising to between Kosco Glacier and Shackleton Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains, and extending north from Anderson Heights to Mount Speed on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovery and nami ...

(8th), and Mount Balchen (9th). Monahan Flat and the eastern Alaska Range mountains

References

Alaska Range Landforms of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Landforms of Denali Borough, Alaska {{SoutheastFairbanksAK-geo-stub