Mount Macaulay

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Mount Macaulay
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Mount Macaulay
Location in Yukon, Canada.
Highest point
Elevation 4,680 m (15,350 ft)
Prominence 440 m (1,440 ft)
Coordinates 61°12′37″N140°31′35″W / 61.21028°N 140.52639°W / 61.21028; -140.52639 Coordinates: 61°12′37″N140°31′35″W / 61.21028°N 140.52639°W / 61.21028; -140.52639 [1]
Geography
Location Yukon, Canada
Parent range Saint Elias Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Macaulay is a mountain peak in Canada, located in Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon. [2] [3]

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