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{{Short description|Outcrop near Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park}}
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| name = Fake Peak
| photo = Fakepeak.jpg
| photo_caption = Cook's claimed photograph of the summit of Denali, actually taken at Fake Peak in 1906
| map = Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| elevation_ft = 5,338
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| location = [[Denali National Park and Preserve]], [[Alaska]], United States
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'''Fake Peak''' is a small outcrop on a ridge beside the [[Ruth Glacier]] in [[Denali National Park and Preserve]] in [[Alaska]], US, 19 miles southeast of the summit of [[Denali]]. It has been shown by Robert M. Bryce that the "summit photograph" produced by [[Frederick Cook]] as evidence supporting his claim to have made the first ascent of Denali was taken on Fake Peak.<ref>Robert M. Bryce, [http://www.dioi.org/vols/w73.pdf "Dr. Cook – Mt. McKinley Controversy Closed"], ''DIO'', Vol. '''7''', Nos. 2–3, December 1997, {{ISSN|1041-5440}}</ref> At {{convert|5,338|ft}}, this is almost {{convert|15,000|ft}} lower than the true summit of Denali.

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[[Category:Mountains of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:One-thousanders of the United States]]
[[Category:Climbing areas of Alaska]]
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