Why Is Mount Denali Decreased

Introduction

Mount Denali is located in Alaska, USA and is the highest peak in North America. Not only has it been recently given back its former name, but a new official height has been announced on Wednesday September 2. Originally the Alaskan peak was 20,320 feet however geologists announced that the freshly measured height is 10 feet less than the certified altitude established by Bradford Washburn, in 1953.

Economics

From an economist's perspective the newly measured height of Mount Denali could greatly affect Denali National Park and Preserves industry. On average, there are more than 400,000 visitors yearly, predominantly between May and September. Within 62 years, Mount Denali has decreased by 10 feet; it is a possibility that in

If Mount Denali continues to decrease in size this could affect how many visitors they have yearly because it is becoming smaller, making it less remarkable due to the fact that it won’t be the tallest peak in years to come. Another factor that would be affected if fewer climbers came to climb Mount Denali is the amount of income the Preserve makes. Expeditions are 20 days long and can be completed in teams of 6 or 9, with a 3:1 ratio of climbers and guides. The cost for a climb is $7,500.00, including a $1000 deposit. If each group takes, on average, 9 climbers the whole group will come to a $67500 balance. Plus the whole group must pay together $7500 for the land costs, making the final price for 9 climbers $75000. If less climbers sign up, this would decrease the amount of money the preserve would be making. If there were 3 climbers and 1 guide, the final cost would be 30,000 for the whole group. Nevertheless, $30,000 for 3 climbers is more expensive than $75000 for 9 climbers. This therefore makes it even less likely for a climber to want to climb Mount Denali because the chances of finding a big group are scarce. The law of supply and demand can be seen in this situation because Mount

One aspect that could have had a large impact on Mount Denali’s height is Denali’s tectonic plates and Denali’s Fault on November 3rd, 2002. The Denali Fault was an earthquake that jostled the state with a magnitude of 7.9. Initiating on the formerly unknown Susitna Glacier Fault, the earthquake went east alongside the Denali Fault at a speed of over 11,265 km/p/h. There was a consequential surface rupture that was 336 km long. It opened chasms, divided forests and streams. Earthquakes frequently take place near the edge of tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are giant hunks of crustal rock that are located beneath the earth’s surface. However tectonic plates are not static and their movements are not continuous or smooth. A tectonic plate could be still for many years and then lunge forward within a matter of seconds. When tectonic plates rub against each other sharply it typically causes earthquakes and for the land that is hit by the earthquake to shift. The name of the earth’s crust is called the lithosphere and consists of 15 to 20 moving tectonic plates. The plates rest of the hot molten roc of Earth’s mantle and fit closely against one another. Warmth from radioactive procedures in Earth’s interior make plates move, sometimes toward (plate motion) and sometimes away from each other (tectonic shift). As evidence to this point, an