Kahiltna Queen is located 140 miles (225 km) north of Anchorage in Denali National Park and the Alaska Range.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 meters) above the Tokositna Glacier in one-half mile (0.8 km).

[2] The first ascent of the summit was made in April 1977 by Alan Kearney, Mai Ulrich, and Chuck Sink who christened it "Humble Peak.

[8] Her expertise was instrumental in coordinating many rescues that saved lives and earned her the nicknames Kahiltna Queen and Guardian Angel of McKinley.

[11] Weather systems are forced upwards by the Alaska Range (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of snowfall.