Mount Vancouver

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Mount Vancouver
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West aspect
Highest point
Elevation 4,812 m (15,787 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 2,692 m (8,832 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 60°21′32″N139°41′53″W / 60.358918°N 139.698032°W / 60.358918; -139.698032 [3]
Geography
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Mount Vancouver
Location in Alaska
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Mount Vancouver
Location in Yukon
Location Yukon, Canada / Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map(s) NTS 115B5 Mount Vancouver
USGS Mount Saint Elias B-5
Climbing
First ascent July 5, 1949 [3] [4]
Easiest route Major Expedition

Mount Vancouver is the 15th highest mountain in North America. Its southern side lies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve at the top of the Alaska panhandle, while its northern side is in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the southwestern corner of Yukon, Canada. Mount Vancouver has three summits: north, middle, and south, with the middle summit being the lowest. The south summit, Good Neighbor Peak at 4,785 m (15,699 ft), straddles the international border while the north summit is slightly higher at 4,812 m (15,787 ft). [2]

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The mountain was named by William Healey Dall in 1874 after George Vancouver, who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794. [3]

Notable Ascents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Vancouver, Yukon Territory". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Vancouver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Vancouver". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. 1 2 "Success on Mt. Vancouver". American Alpine Journal . 7 (3). American Alpine Club: 354. 1949. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  5. Scott p. 139
  6. DeWolf, Barton (1976). "Mount Vancouver, Northeast Ridge". American Alpine Journal. 20 (50). New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club: 462–463. ISBN   978-0-930410-73-5 . Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. Scott p. 318
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