Only two known ascents had been done before 1992.

From there Moore and Nukapinguaq continued up the Gilman Glacier and then made the first known ascent of Mount Oxford.

The first known ascent from the north was by a German party (Gorter/Steinauer) in 1936 via the northwest ridge.

The first known ascent of Mount Daniel was by The Mountaineers 1925 outing, but it is likely that surveyors had already ascended Daniel.

In 1886 Soggemoen and Hall made the first known ascent of Saksi ( 2,189 m.a.s.l.).

The first known ascent of Khüiten Peak occurred in 1963 by Mongolian mountaineers sponsored by the government.

Other known ascents of his during the survey:

On July 4, 1893, two local ranchers made the first known ascent of the tower, planting the American flag on top of the summit.

The mountain is named after Darby Field (1610-1649), who in 1642 made the first known ascent of Mount Washington.

The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.