Mount Augusta
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| Mount Augusta | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 14,070 ft (4,289 m) |
| Location | Yakutat, Alaska, USA; Yukon, Canada |
| Range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Prominence | 5,082 feet (1,549 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Saint Elias B-7 Quadrangle |
| First ascent | July 4, 1952 by Peter Schoening, Victor Josendal, Bill Niendorf, Richard E. McGowen, Bob Yeasting, Gibson Reynolds, Tom Morris, Verl Rogers |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Mount Augusta is a high peak of the Saint Elias Mountains on the border between the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon.
[edit] Location
Mount Augusta lies about 25km east of Mount Saint Elias and 25km south of Mount Logan. It forms the eastern end of the long ridge of which Mount Saint Elias is the center and highest point.
The Seward Glacier starts to the north of the peak, separating it from Mount Logan, and then flows around the east side of the peak, forming the gap between Augusta and the peaks surrounding Mount Cook. It then continues south to join the Malaspina Glacier.
[edit] Notable Features
In terms of pure elevation, Mount Augusta is not particularly notable, being one of the lowest fourteeners in the United States; it is therefore quite overshadowed by its huge neighbors Saint Elias and Logan. However, it is a huge peak in terms of local relief, since it lies so close to low terrain (and in fact close to tidewater). For example, it drops 10,000 feet (3,050m) to the Seward Glacier on the southeast side of the peak in approximately 3.5 miles (5.6km).
[edit] Climbing
The first ascent of Mount Augusta, in 1952, was via the North Ridge. In 1987 a party led by noted Canadian mountaineer Don Serl ascended a route on the North Rib and West Ridge. In 1990 Mark Bebie and Bill Pilling climbed the South Ridge of the peak.
[edit] Sources
- Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.
